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General Cannonite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Bi2O(OH)2SO4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 564.04 gm | ||
| Bismuth 74.10 % Bi 82.61 % Bi2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.36 % H 3.19 % H2O | |||
| Sulfur 5.69 % S 14.19 % SO3 | |||
| Oxygen 19.86 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Bi2O(OH)2(SO4) | ||
| Environment: |
Associated with quartz gangue | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 | ||
| Locality: |
Tunnel Extension mine, Ohio mining district, Piute County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for B.B. Cannon, who first recognized the mineral. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 35188 | ||
| IMA1992-002 | |||
| PDF 45-1439 | |||
Cannonite Image | |||
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Cannonite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5563:1:0.4108 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.7, b = 13.839, c = 5.686, Z = 4; beta = 109.11° V = 572.51 Den(Calc)= 6.54 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.206(1), 2.924(0.7), 3.644(0.6), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Cannonite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Colorless. | ||
| Density: |
6.515 | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments. | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Cannonite |
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| Optical Data: |
NCalc= 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 |
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Calculated Properties of Cannonite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.57 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Cannonite =6.54 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0005229667 Boson Index = 0.9994770333 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECannonite =1,401.72 barns/electron U=PECannonite x rElectron Density=7,801.39 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Cannonite is Not Radioactive |
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Cannonite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
30.02.09.01 (30)Anhydrous Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (30.02)where (A B)2 XO4 Zq | |||
| (30.02.09)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
07.BD.35 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | ||
| 07.B - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with Additional Anions, without H2O | |||
| 07.BD -With only large cations | |||
Other Cannonite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Cannonite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Cannonite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cannonite : A Bijoux Google Search for CannoniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Cannonite Cape Minerals Google Search for Cannonite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Cannonite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Cannonite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Cannonite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Cannonite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Cannonite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Cannonite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Cannonite Ask about Cannonite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cannonite Specimen Label here :
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