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Waylandite & Bismite

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Waylandite & Bismite

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Description
Locality: 
Mumba Cassiterite Gravels, Mumba, Masisi Mountains, North Kivu, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 3.2 × 3.7 cm
Description

Waylandite and bismite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Waylandite

Formula: 
BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.13
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Wampewo Hill, Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Uganda

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