Gananite
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Formula:
BiF3
Hardness:
3½
Name:
For Gannan, a Chinese name for southwestern Jiangxi Province, where the mineral was discovered.
Note that the IMA approved name is "Gananite" although the region for which its was named is spelled with two "n".
Note that the IMA approved name is "Gananite" although the region for which its was named is spelled with two "n".
Type Locality:
This page provides mineralogical data about Gananite.
Classification of Gananite
Approved
3/A.11-10
3.AC.20
3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H2O
C : M:X = 1:3
3 : HALIDES
A : Simple halides, without H2O
C : M:X = 1:3
9.3.5.1
9 : NORMAL HALIDES
3 : AX3
9 : NORMAL HALIDES
3 : AX3
8.9.3
8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
9 : Halides of Sb and Bi
8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
9 : Halides of Sb and Bi
Physical Properties of Gananite
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale
Chemical Properties of Gananite
Formula:
BiF3
Elements listed:
Type Occurrence of Gananite
Synonyms of Gananite
Other Language Names for Gananite
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 3.AC.05 | Zharchikhite | AlF(OH)2 | Mon. |
| 3.AC.10 | Molysite | FeCl3 | Hex. |
| 3.AC.15 | Fluocerite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)F3 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1 |
| 3.AC.15 | Fluocerite-(La) | (La,Ce)F3 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1 |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
| 8.9.1 | Onoratoite | Sb8Cl2O11 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 8.9.2 | Kelyanite | (Hg+2)6Sb3+BrCl2O6 | Mon. |
| 8.9.4 | Zavaritskite | (BiO)F | Tet. |
| 8.9.5 | Bismoclite | BiOCl | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm |
| 8.9.6 | Daubréeite | (BiO)(OH,Cl) | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm |
| 8.9.7 | Perite | PbBiClO2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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)].
Internet Links for Gananite
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Localities for Gananite
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The Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China (TL) | |
| Longzai Cheng, Zongshao Hu, Shiwei Pan, Rongsheng Huang, and Shuliang Guo (1984): Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica 3(2), 119-123; American Mineralogist 73, 1494 (1988) |
Germany | |
| Witzke, T. (2011): Neues von Sadisdorf, Erzgebirge: Gananit, Cheralith, Grayit und Brockit. Mineralien-Welt 22 (4), 47-50. |
Russia | |
| Alekseev, V. I., & Marin, Y. B. (2015). Composition and evolution of accessory mineralization of Li–F granites in the Far East as indicators of their ore potential. Geology of Ore Deposits, 57(8), 635-644. |
| Sidorov, V. A., Volkov, A. V., Wolfson, A. A., & Sidorov, A. A. (2007, November). Au-Bi-Te mineralization of the Kontaktovyi stock in Northeast Russia. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 417, No. 1, pp. 1164-1168). Nauka/Interperiodica. |