| Cannonite Mineral Data |
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- 30.2.9.1 Cannonite Bi2O(OH)2SO4 P 21/c 2/m
- VI/B.15-10 Cannonite Bi2O(OH)2SO4 P 21/c 2/m
- VI/B.15-20 Riomarinaite! Bi(OH)SO4·H2O P 21/n 2/m
General Cannonite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Bi2O(OH)2SO4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 564.04 gm | ||
| Bismuth 74.10 % Bi 82.61 % Bi2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.36 % H 3.19 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 5.69 % S 14.19 % SO3 | |||
| Oxygen 19.86 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Bi2O(OH)2(SO4) | ||
| Environment: |
Associated with quartz gangue | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 | ||
| Locality: |
Tunnel Extension mine, Ohio mining district, Piute County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for B.B. Cannon, who first recognized the mineral. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 35188 | ||
| IMA1992-002 | |||
| PDF 45-1439 | |||
Cannonite Image | |||
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Cannonite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5563:1:0.4108 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.7, b = 13.839, c = 5.686, Z = 4; beta = 109.11° V = 572.51 Den(Calc)= 6.54 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.206(1), 2.924(0.7), 3.644(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Cannonite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Colorless. | ||
| Density: |
6.515 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Cannonite |
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 2.06 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1624) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 2.06 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.1624) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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Calculated Properties of Cannonite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.57 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00052 Boson Index = 0.99948 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECannonite =1,401.72 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Cannonite is Not Radioactive |
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Cannonite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
30.2.9.1 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (30.2)where (A B)2 XO4 Zq | |||
| (30.2.9)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VI/B.15-10 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| VI/B - Waterfree sulfates [SO4]2- with unfamiliar anions. mostly big cations | |||
| VI/B.15 - Cannonite series | |||
Other Cannonite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Cannonite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Cannonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cannonite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Cannonite Mineral Data : Ask about Cannonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cannonite Specimen Label here :
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