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Bismuthinite

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Bismuthinite

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Description
Locality: 
Maya-Moto, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR Congo
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2 × 1.2 cm
Description

A parallelly growth mass of crystalized bismuthinite recovered from the gravels worked at Maya-Moto, very rich placers of Bismuth minerals. Uncommon locality in collections.

Exchanged by Achiel Moors (an Ex Belgian colonist in the D.R.Congo) between 1957 and 1972.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bismuthinite

Formula: 
Bi2S3
Strunz: 
2.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
Lead-gray

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