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Bismuth

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Description
Locality: 
Shaft 207, Niederschlema, Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

A rich specimen of native bismuth covered with many crystals from the famous Schlema/Hartenstein area. The mines in this area are already closed so good specimens become more and more rare.

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