Zavaritskite Mineral Data

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General Zavaritskite Information

Chemical Formula:

BiOF

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 243.98 gm

Bismuth 85.66 % Bi 95.49 % Bi₂O₃

Oxygen 6.56 % O

Fluorine 7.79 % F 7.79 % F

- % F -3.28 % -O=F₂

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

BiOF

Environment:

Alteration product of bismuthinite in bismuth-bearing hydrothermal ore deposits in quartz-topaz-siderophyllite greisens cutting a granite pluton.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1962

Locality:

Mt. Sherlova, Chita region, eastern Transbaikal, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Aleksandr Nikolayevich Zavaritskii (1884-1952), Russian petrographer.

Name Pronunciation:

Zavaritskite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 201620

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Zavaritskite Image

Images:

Zavaritskite

Comments: Green to greenish black zavaritskite in purplish fluorite.
Location: Josef Fluorite Mine, Moldava, Severocesky, Czech Republic. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Zavaritskite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.66159

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.747, c = 6.226, Z = 2; V = 87.41 Den(Calc)= 9.27

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/nmm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.618(1), 1.873(1), 2.645(1),

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Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.294-296, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, Note: tetragonal PbFCl structure

Physical Properties of Zavaritskite

Color:

Gray, Colorless.

Density:

7.88 - 9, Average = 8.44

Diaphaneity:

Subtranslucent to Opaque

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luster:

Resinous - Metallic

Streak:

gray white

Optical Properties of Zavaritskite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.042 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.127 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1307,KPDmeas= 0.1435,KC= 0.1498
Ncalc = 2.18 - 2.39

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+/-), a=2.21, b=2.213, bire=0.0030.

Calculated Properties of Zavaritskite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.92 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Zavaritskite =8.44 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0000323336
Boson Index = 0.9999676664

Photoelectric:

PE_Zavaritskite=1,681.61 barns/electron
U=PE_Zavaritskite x rElectron Density=11634.45 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Zavaritskite is Not Radioactive

Zavaritskite Classification

Dana Class:

10.02.01.01 (10)Oxyhalides and Hydroxyhalides

(10.02)where A (O,OH) Xq

(10.02.01)Bismoclite Group

10.02.01.01 Zavaritskite BiOF P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

10.02.01.02 Bismoclite BiOCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

10.02.01.03 Daubreeite BiO(OH,Cl) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

03.DC.25 03 - HALIDES

03.D - Oxyhalides, Hydroxyhalides and Related Double Halides

03.DC -With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu

03.DC.25 Bismoclite BiOCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

03.DC.25 Daubreeite BiO(OH,Cl) P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

03.DC.25 Matlockite PbFCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

03.DC.25 Rorisite (Ca,Mg)FCl P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

03.DC.25 Zavaritskite BiOF P 4/nmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

03.DC.25 Zhangpeishanite! BaFCl P 4/mmm 4mm

Other Zavaritskite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Zavaritskite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - MinDAT
9 - MinMax(Deutsch)
10 - MinMax(English)
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
14 - WWW-MINCRYST

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BiOF
Dana No: 10.02.01.01 Strunz No: 03.DC.25
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