IMA2008-040 Mineral Data

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General IMA2008-040 Information

Chemical Formula:

BiMo2O7(OH)•2H2O

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 565.89 gm

Bismuth 36.93 % Bi 41.17 % Bi₂O₃

Molybdenum 33.91 % Mo 50.87 % MoO₃

Hydrogen 0.89 % H 7.96 % H₂O

Oxygen 28.27 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

BiMo₂O₇(OH)•2(H₂O)

Environment:

New structure type

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2008

Locality:

Su Senargiu mine, Sarroch, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

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IMA2008-040 Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4996:1:0.5476

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.7797, b = 11.567, c = 6.3344, beta = 113.36° V = 388.77

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.206(1), 5.03(0.8), 1.992(0.45),3.12(0.32), 2.115(0.3), 2.59(0.3), 3.327(0.28), 5.79(0.25),

Optical Properties of IMA2008-040

Optical Data:

Calculated Properties of IMA2008-040

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92

Photoelectric:

PE_IMA2008-040= 725.55 barns/electron
U=PE_IMA2008-040 x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
IMA2008-040 is Not Radioactive

IMA2008-040 Classification

Dana Class:

28.00.00.00 (28)Sulfate Minerals

(28.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(28.00.00)Molybdate Group, Basic Hydrated

28.00.00.00 Adranosite (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 I 4₁/acd 4mm

28.00.00.00 Blakeite Fe2(TeO3)3 Cubic ? Cubic

28.00.00.00 IMA2008-029 (NH4)3Fe(SO4)3 R 3c 3m

28.00.00.00 IMA2008-040 BiMo2O7(OH)•2H2O P 2₁/m 2/m

28.00.00.00 Radiobarite* (Ba,Ra)SO4 2/m 2/m 2/m

28.00.00.00 Zincosite* ZnSO4 Unk Ortho

Strunz Class:

04.E 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.E - Metal:Oxygen = < 1:2

04.E -

04.E IMA2008-040 BiMo2O7(OH)•2H2O P 2₁/m 2/m

Other IMA2008-040 Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for IMA2008-040 :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Ruff.Info

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IMA2008-040

BiMo2O7(OH)•2H2O
Dana No: 28.00.00.00 Strunz No: 04.E
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