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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- UTR21-49
- Bismuthinite with Marcasite
- Tazna Mine, Cerro Tazna, Nor Chichas, Potosi, Bolivia
- Small Cabinet
- 7.2 x 5.6 x 5.0 cm
- $4,000.00
- (3 more images)
- RARE15-015
- Bismuthinite Crystals Lining Vugs
- Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany
- Miniature
- 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
- (3 more images)
SOLD
- MD-228363
- Waylandite, Bismuthinite
- Barro do Corda Pegmatite, Juazeiro, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
- Miniature
- 3.3 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm
- (1 more images)
SOLD
- MD-192628
- Stannite, Bismuthinite, Quartz
- Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
- Cabinet
- 12.4 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm
- (1 more images)
SOLD
- MD-23139
- Cannizzarite, Bismuthinite
- Vulcano Island, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Lipari, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
- Thumbnail
- 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
SOLD
- MD-118932
- Bournonite, Fluorite, Bismuthinite
- Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
- Thumbnail
- 2.4 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm
- (1 more images)
SOLD
- MD-23175
- Bismuthinite
- Biggenden Mine (Mount Biggenden Mine; Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine; Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine; Biggenden Quarry), Biggenden Shire, Queensland,
- Toenail
- 3.0 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
SOLD
- MD-136224
- Bismuthinite
- Marcamarcani Mine (San Baldomero Mine), Sorata, Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
- Thumbnail
- 2.9 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm
SOLD
- MRZ344
- Bismuth With Bismuthinite
- Huallatani Mine, Tasna District, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
- Small Cabinet
- 7.9 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm
- (3 more images)
SOLD
- D05-81
- Bismuthinite
- Creole Mine, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
- Miniature
- 4.9 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm
- (1 more images)
SOLD