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Native Bismuth

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Native Bismuth

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Description
Locality: 
Wolfram Camp, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A suprisingly heavy piece of bismuth from this well known locality. Here it forms partial crystals and is also massive.

It has formed around milky quartz crystals and several indentations from quartz terminations can be seen in the bismuth.

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
Gondwana Minerals