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Bismutite

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Bismutite

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Locality: 
Bergweg, Gadernheim, Odenwald, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 2.1 × 1.1 cm
Description

Limonite rich quartz sample with yellow-orange spheres (~0.5 mm) composed of tabular bismutite crystals. Collected by Klaus Petitjean in 1987.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bismutite

Formula: 
(BiO)2CO3
Strunz: 
5.BE.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Arme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Vogtland, Thuringia, Germany

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