Bismuthinite

Bismuthinite on chalcopyrite
Origin: Oruro, Oruro Dept., Bolivia
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Fowey Consols, John's Lodge, Cornwall, England
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Bismuthinite in fluorite
Origin: Illogan, Cornwall, England
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

bismuthinite intergrown with bismuth
Origin: Wolfram Camp, Queensland, Australia
Sample size: 16 x 23 x 10 mm
 
  
Bismuthinite with quartz
  
Bismuthinite with chalcopyrite and quartz
  
Bismuthinite with quartz
Origin: Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou area, Hunan, Central South Region, China
Sample size: 5.5 x 4.9 x 4.7 cm (top), 7.2 x 4.9 x 4.8 cm (2nd row), 5 x 3.9 x 4.1 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 1.5 x 1cm specimen with platy micro crystals to about 0.5 mm in vugs
 
  
Origin: Siglo XX, Llallagua, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
Sample size: 5 x 2 x 1.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Bismark M. V., Llallagua, Bolivia
Ex. Mark Bandy collection
Sample size: 6 x 3 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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