Mineral of the Month Club - An Inexpensive Way to Enjoy Minerals General Cannonite InformationBi2O(OH)2SO4 |
Molecular Weight = 564.04 gm |
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Bismuth 74.10 % Bi 82.61 % Bi2O3 |
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Hydrogen 0.36 % H 3.19 % H2O |
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Sulfur 5.69 % S 14.19 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 19.86 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Bi2O(OH)2(SO4) |
Associated with quartz gangue |
Approved IMA 1992 |
Tunnel Extension mine, Ohio mining district, Piute County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for B.B. Cannon, who first recognized the mineral. |
ICSD 35188 |
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IMA1992-002 |
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PDF 45-1439 |
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Cannonite Crystallographya:b:c =0.5563:1:0.4108 |
a = 7.7, b = 13.839, c = 5.686, Z = 4; beta = 109.11° V = 572.51 Den(Calc)= 6.54 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.206(1), 2.924(0.7), 3.644(0.6), |
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| Physical Properties of CannoniteNone |
Colorless. |
6.515 |
Transparent |
Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. |
4 - Fluorite |
Adamantine |
white |
| Optical Properties of CannoniteNCalc= 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 | Calculated Properties of CannoniteBulk Density (Electron Density)=5.57 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Cannonite =6.54 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0005229667 |
Boson Index = 0.9994770333 PECannonite =1,401.72 barns/electron |
U=PECannonite x rElectron Density=7,801.39 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Cannonite is Not Radioactive | Cannonite Classification30.02.09.01 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen |
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(30.02)where (A B)2 XO4 Zq |
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(30.02.09)Dana Group |
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07.BD.35 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) |
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07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O |
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07.BD -With only large cations |
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| Other Cannonite InformationPHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) |
Links to other databases for Cannonite : |
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 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Cannonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cannonite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Diamond Dan Publications e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club 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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