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Sillénite & Bismutoferrite

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Sillénite & Bismutoferrite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Sauschwart Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 2 cm
Description

Rare bismuth-silicate mineral from Sauschwart Mine, Germany. It forms yellow-grey waxy fillings in quartz. Bismutoferrite forms yellow green crusts.The shiny spots appears on the pictures are native busmuth.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sillénite

Formula: 
Bi12SiO20
Strunz: 
4.CB.70
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Durango, Mexico

Bismutoferrite

Formula: 
Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Strunz: 
9.ED.25
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Loranth Minerals

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