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Native Bismuth

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Native Bismuth

ex. Ernst A. Böttcher, Berlin
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm
Description

An early 20th century specimen of native Bismuth from Schneeberg, Saxony. Comes with a handwritten label of well-known mineral dealer Ernst August Böttcher in Berlin, Germany.

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