Bismuthinite
Bismuthinite is a bismuth sulfide which occurs as orthorhombic, prismatic, silver-gray, metallic, crystals, also granular. Bismuthinite forms in low- to high-temperature hydrothermal vein deposits, and volcanic exhalation deposits. It was named in 1832 for its composition; the type locality is Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla district, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia. Other notable localities are:
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- RARE15-015
- Bismuthinite Crystals Lining Vugs
- Miniature, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
- Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany
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- MD-228363
- Waylandite, Bismuthinite
- Miniature, 3.3 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
- Barro do Corda Pegmatite, Juazeiro, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
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- MD-192628
- Stannite, Bismuthinite, Quartz
- Cabinet, 12.4 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm
- Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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- MD-23139
- Cannizzarite, Bismuthinite
- Thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
- Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
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- MD-118932
- Bournonite, Fluorite, Bismuthinite
- Thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
- Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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- MD-23175
- Bismuthinite
- Toenail, 3.0 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
- Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden Shire, Queensland,
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- MD-136224
- Bismuthinite
- Thumbnail, 2.9 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm
- Marcamarcani Mine (San Baldomero Mine), Sorata, Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
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- MRZ344
- Bismuth With Bismuthinite
- Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm
- Huallatani Mine, Tasna District, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
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- D05-81
- Bismuthinite
- Miniature, 4.9 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm
- Creole Mine, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
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