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Bismuth

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Bismuth

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Description
Locality: 
Bad Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Description

This specimen consists of tiny (up to 7mm) brassy crystals of native bismuth on a quartz matrix.

Very rich (almost pure) specimen from an older collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bismuth

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