Mineral Factbook

Bismoclite

BiOClIMA symbol: Bmcgrandfathered

Bismoclite is a halide mineral with the formula BiOCl. It has a calculated density of 7.784 g/cm3. Its streak is white.

Photos

Bismoclite specimen photo
Ceasars Salad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bismoclite specimen photo
Ceasars Salad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bismoclite specimen photo
Ceasars Salad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Bismoclite specimen photo
David Hospital · CC BY 4.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Space groupP 4/n m m :2
Cell (Å, °)a = 3.887, b = 3.887, c = 7.354; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume111.11 ų, Z = 2
Axial ratios1.0000:1:1.8919calculated from COD 9008426
Source structureCOD 9008426 (Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie, 1993) — 1 of 4 structures

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)3.4362.6712.7497.3541.5721.943
I/I₀10097.662.552.43929.9

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9008426; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)7.784 g/cm³calculated from COD 9008426
Streak
whitesingle sourceWikidata (CC0)

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight260.43 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Bi 80.24%, O 6.14%, Cl 13.61%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)3.DC.25Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)3.DC.25Wikidata (CC0)