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Beyerite Bismutite Bismite & Bismuth

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Beyerite Bismutite Bismite & Bismuth

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Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.4 × 1 cm
Description

Very nice, ~white/grey pseudomorph of Beyerite, Bismutite and Bismite after native Bismuth (with some areas with unalerted shiny metal) from recent and small/limited find on Serifos Island (Greece). This material was analysed.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Beyerite

Formula: 
Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.BE.35
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal Thin plates or compact earthy masses.
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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

Bismite

Formula: 
Bi2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.60
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Colavi Mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

Bismuth

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

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