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3D35 - Bismuth (argentiferous) - $ 250 SOLD El Carmen Mine, Mun. del Oro, Durango, Mexico thumbnail, 3 x 2.6 x 2 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Fabulous old Bismuth specimen composed of intergrown and highly lustrous crystals. The definition between the individual grains is so sharp that this really gives the appearance of a classic etched iron-nickel meteorite, just golden in color. Silver content also makes this unusual, as does the locality from which we do not see bismuth specimens today and haven't in a LOOOONG time.
3D52 - Bismuth - $ 95 Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi Department, Bolivia thumbnail, 1.1 x .7 x .6 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
Very nice single crystal with good brassy-gray color, excellent luster and an attractive stepped habit along the main face. Smal,l but super sharp and unusually 3-dimensional. Better in person.
D06-112 - Bismuth - $ 375 SOLD Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany thumbnail, 1.4 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
SUPERB, incredibly sharp crysatls from this classic locale, almost certainly mined in the 1800s! This is a locality known for bes tof species in crysatl form...you can see why, here!
JWHITE-09 - Skutterudite on native Bismuth - $ 400 Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany miniature, 5.4 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm ex. John White
A solid mass of very heavy, metallic ore is host for sharp crystals of smaltite, the cobalt-rich variety of skutterudite. Classic old material! This is a good display piece with crystals to 4mm including a sharp cube, atop. I have chosen not to clean this piece of its acucmulated patina, though it is of course easy to make it cleaner and bright-looking with chemicals. Note the attractive wavy growths of native bismuth, on which the crystals sit.
LGC-57 - Native Bismuth with Joseite - $ 1250 SOLD Harding Vein, Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, Cumbria, England thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm ex. Lindsay Greenbank
This interesting thumbnail specimen features an 8-mm, pseudocubic native bismuth crystal highlighted by a thin veneer of splendent, silver colored joseite on it. Wolframite and quartz make up the matrix. From the Harding vein, Carrock Mine. ex. Barstow and Sutcliffe collections with their accompanting labels. This is an extreme rarity for the north of England, and a fine crystal in any case. Joe Budd photo, atop. SUPER rare example of this species, from the British Isles. Illustrated in "Classic Minerals of Northern England
LTH-20 - Bismuth - $ 350 Cobalt area, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada miniature, 3.2 x 2.6 x .8 cm ex. Martin Lewadny
A pair of striated, flattened Bismuth crystals along the edge of a plate of brassy-silver fine, layered Bismuth. The largest crystal is 2 cm in length, has good luster, and lovely striations. This is superb example of Bismuth crystallization for Canada, or anywhere outside of Germany for that matter. But for Canada, it is particularly rare and of sharp quality.
LW30 - Bismuth - $ 650 SOLD Cobalt, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada miniature, 4.9 x 3.5 x .5 cm ex. Martin Lewadny
Series of striated, flattened Bismuth crystals ringing the edge of a plate of brassy-silver massive Bismuth. The largest crystal is 2 cm in length, has good luster, and lovely striations. This is superb for bismuth crystallization for Canada, or anywhere outside of Germany for that matter!
MD-113484 - Bismuth - - Archived Dayu Co., Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China thumbnail, 3.0 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm.
3.0 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm. A rich small mini of the native element bismuth, from China.
MD-164027 - Bismuth - - Archived Carmen Mine, La Union, Los Andes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia thumbnail, 1.9 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm.
1.9 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm. Native Bismuth is known from many localities, but the classic nuggets from the Vilaque River in eastern Bolivia are some of the most well known for the species. These nuggests actually are found in Gold placers and weather out of the deposit from glacial erosion. This specimen is a classic example of these nuggets with typical alluvial form and attractive brassy-silver color. A great thumbnail size specimen of this material. Ex. Brian Kosnar.
MD-169924 - Bismuth, Molybdenite - - Archived Wolfram Camp, Dimbulah, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia small cabinet, 6.2 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm.
6.2 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm. Rarely found in euhedral crystals, this superb, large, native, elemental, bismuth crystal has super form, matte luster and a battleship gray color characteristic of the locale. The native bismuth seems to have filled in cracks and hollows in the rocks here, resulting in often very jumbly masses with constrained crystal form. However, here we seem to have some obvious crystal symmetry! The piece is SHARP, and has faces on all sides (though some may be contact faces, they are nevertheless faces, and complete). A small bit of molybdenite shows at the base of the specimen. The largest crystal face is 4.5 cm in length. Ex. Gene Meieran Collection.
MD-169952 - Bismuth - - Archived Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany small cabinet, 6.8 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm.
6.8 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm. "Federwismuth," as the Germans called it - this is CLASSIC crystallized native bismuth from the Pohla Mine, possibly dating back more than 100 years although they were found in small pockets of the quarry as recently as the 1970s I am told. This particular specimen has a mesmerizingly complex display face with sharp "feathers" of stepped, elongated crystals to 2.5 cm, capping a knoll of ore matrix. From the collection of well-known German collector, Paul Stahl.
MD-169968 - Bismuth - - Archived Ashio mine, Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan small cabinet, 7.2 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm.
7.2 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm. Incredible locality piece AND a good native crystallized bismuth. This specimen features 1 cm crystals of sharp, lustrous bismuth in ore, from a long-defunct locality. This is an old specimen from the John Ydren collection by way of the Burton Jirgl Collection (noted for his Japanese suite assembled in the 1950s).
MD-177492 - Bismuth, Quartz - - Archived St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, St Ives District, Cornwall, England, UK miniature, 3.6 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm.
3.6 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm. Crystallized bismuth is known from a very few finds here, all from the 1800s. This is a fine and aesthetic piece, showing off sharp crystals to 2 cm right on the front. They are perched on quartz. Ex. Russell Jones Collection.
MD-179856 - Bismuth, Bismuthinite - - Archived Huallatani Mine, Potosí Department, Bolivia small cabinet, 7.9 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm.
7.9 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm. From the world’s richest deposit of bismuth, this extremely heavy specimen has mirror bright, metallic silver crystals of the element bismuth. Some are full crystals, I believe, parted along contact planes; although many are partial crystals or fragments, but the piece is extremely rich overall with crystals, to 2 cm in length. Excellent metallic luster. Weighs over 800 grams. There is a hint of iridescence and the faintest hint of lavender. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
MD-202051 - Bismuth - - Archived Chorolque Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia miniature, 4.2 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm.
4.2 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm. A really interesting, hefty Bismuth nugget. Large bismuth nuggets are extremely uncommon from anywhere, and they were noted historically at this important and classic locale. These were collected on the 4th Vaux-Academy expedition, 1929-1930. MASS = 122 grams. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Collection.
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