Description
BISMUTHINITE SPECIMEN
This is the raw bismuthinite specimen with feldspar. Dimensions: 2.0 x 1.8 x 0.9″ (5 x 4.6 x 2.3cm). Weight – 2.3oz (64 grams). Origin: Russia, Transbaikalia.
Some information about bismuthinite:
Bismuthinite is a mineral consisting of bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3). It is an important ore for bismuth. The crystals are steel-grey to off-white with a metallic luster. It is soft enough to be scratched with a fingernail and rather dense.
It occurs in hydrothermal veins with tourmaline-bearing copper veins associated with granite, in some high temperature gold veins, and in recent volcanic exhalation deposits.
It was first reported in 1832 from the mines of Potosí, Bolivia.
