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Native Bismuth

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Native Bismuth

Ex J. Sasamoto coll., Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6 × 8.5 × 5 cm
Weight: 
267.00gr
Description

A massive, quite heavy specimen hosting inclusions of native bismuth up to 1 cm scattered throughout the specimen. Good silvery luster, partly also yellowish brassy.

Comes with antique J. Sasamoto label. Buzen was an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū in the area of present-day Fukuoka and Ōita Prefecture.

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

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