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Sillénite Bismite Psm Bismuth & Preisingerite

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Sillénite Bismite Psm Bismuth & Preisingerite

ex collection Manfred Schaeffer
Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Yellow to brown earthy sillénite, bismite psm after native bismuth and almost colorless, slightly yellowish glossy cleavage surfaces of preisingerite. Self-collected and analyzed by Manfred Schaeffer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sillénite

Formula: 
Bi12SiO20
Strunz: 
4.CB.70
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Durango, Mexico

Bismite

Formula: 
Bi2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.60
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Colavi Mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

Bismuth

Formula: 
Bi
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Preisingerite

Formula: 
Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BO.10
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
San Francisco de los Andes mine, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan, Argentina

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