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Gananite

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Formula:
BiF
 
3
Hardness:3½
This page provides mineralogical data about Gananite.

Classification of Gananite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/A.11-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.AC.20

3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H2O
C : M:X = 1:3
Dana 8th edition ID:9.3.5.1

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
3 : AX3
Hey's CIM Ref.:8.9.3

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
9 : Halides of Sb and Bi
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Type Occurrence of Gananite

Type Locality:Laikeng Mining District, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China
Year of Discovery:1984

Physical Properties of Gananite

Hardness (Mohs):3½

Chemical Properties of Gananite

Formula:
BiF
 
3
Essential elements:Bi, F
All elements listed in formula:Bi, F

Relationship of Gananite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.AC.05Zharchikhite
AlF(OH)
 
2
3.AC.10Molysite
FeCl
 
3
3.AC.15Fluocerite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)F
 
3
3.AC.15Fluocerite-(La)
(La,Ce)F
 
3
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
8.9.1Onoratoite
Sb
 
8
Cl
 
2
O
 
11
8.9.2Kelyanite
(Hg
+
2
)
 
6
Sb
3+
 
BrCl
 
2
O
 
6
8.9.4Zavaritskite
(BiO)F
8.9.5Bismoclite
(BiO)Cl
8.9.6Daubréeite
(BiO)(OH,Cl)
8.9.7Perite
PbBiClO
 
2

Other Names for Gananite

Synonyms:
IMA1983-006
Other Languages:
German:Gananit
Russian:Гананит
Spanish:Gananita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Gananite

Reference List:

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Cheng Longcai, Huang Zongshao, Pan Shiwei, Huang Rongsheng, and Guo Shuliang (1984): Gananite (α-BiF3), a new bismuto-fluoride mineral from Jiangxi, China. Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica [Yanshi Kuangwu Ji Ceshi] 3(2), 119-123 (in Chinese with English abstract). [American Mineralogist (1985), 73, 1494 (abstract)].

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    • Jiangxi Province
      • Ganzhou Prefecture
        • Chongyi Co.
    		Cheng Longcai, Huang Zongshao, Pan Shiwei, Huang Rongsheng, and Guo Shuliang (1984): Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica 3(2), 119-23.
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