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Bismoclite

Bismoclite is a bismuth oxohalide mineral with formula BiOCl. It is the naturally occurring form of bismuth oxychloride. The name was derived from its chemical constituents. It is a secondary bismuth mineral first thought to be composed of bismuthyl ions (BiO+) and chloride anions, however, the existence of the diatomic bismuthyl ion is doubtful.

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Birefringence
δ = 0.240
Category
Halide mineral
Cleavage
{001} perfect
Color
Cream-white, greyish, yellowish brown
Crystal class
Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Crystal habit
Platey to thin rectangular crystals, fibrous to columnar, massive

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Bismoclite

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples36
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Bismoclite

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related to Crystal structure · 10
Bismoclite → Bi-Cl, Cl-Cl-Cl-Cl, Cl-O-Cl, O-Cl, O-Cl-O, O-O-O-O, The, The Bi-O, The O-Cl, These
related to Practical significance · 4
Bismoclite → For, However, In, With
Birefringence · 1
Bismoclite → δ = 0.240
Category · 1
Bismoclite → Halide mineral
Cleavage · 1
Bismoclite → {001} perfect
Color · 1
Bismoclite → Cream-white, greyish, yellowish brown
Crystal class · 1
Bismoclite → Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Crystal habit · 1
Bismoclite → Platey to thin rectangular crystals, fibrous to columnar, massive
Crystal system · 1
Bismoclite → Tetragonal
Dana classification · 1
Bismoclite → 10.2.1.2

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bismuth mineral bismuthinite crystal oxidation used found first south africa include decahedrons pegmatite formula biocl group references product form oxychloride

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BismocliteBirefringenceδ = 0.2401.00infobox
BismocliteCategoryHalide mineral1.00infobox
BismocliteCleavage{001} perfect1.00infobox
BismocliteColorCream-white, greyish, yellowish brown1.00infobox
BismocliteCrystal classDitetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)1.00infobox
BismocliteCrystal habitPlatey to thin rectangular crystals, fibrous to columnar, massive1.00infobox
BismocliteCrystal systemTetragonal1.00infobox
BismocliteDana classification10.2.1.21.00infobox
BismocliteDiaphaneityTransparent to translucent1.00infobox
BismocliteFormulaBiOCl1.00infobox
BismocliteIMA symbolBmc1.00infobox
BismocliteLusterGreasy, silky, pearly, dull, earthy1.00infobox
BismocliteMohs scale hardness2-2.51.00infobox
BismocliteOptical propertiesUniaxial (-)1.00infobox
BismocliteRefractive indexnω = 2.150 nε = 1.9101.00infobox
BismocliteSpace groupP4/nmm1.00infobox
BismocliteSpecific gravity7.36 (measured), 7.784 (calculated)1.00infobox
BismocliteStreakWhite1.00infobox
BismocliteStrunz classification3.DC.251.00infobox
BismocliteTenacityElastic1.00infobox
BismocliteUnit cella = 3.887 Å, c = 7.354 Å; Z = 21.00infobox
Bismocliteis abismuth oxohalide mineral with formula BiOCl0.90text

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