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BISMUTH-OCHER [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
Bi2O3
formula, see observation
OBS

A group name for earthy oxides and carbonates of bismuth.

OBS

Bismuth-ochre has been often mistaken for green iron-ore, from which it may be distinguished by its external aspect, and by the minerals which accompany it. It occurs with native bismuth, and is also accompanied by quartz and brown spar.

OBS

Chemical formula: Bi2O3

Key term(s)
  • bismuth-ocher

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Bi2O3
formula, see observation
DEF

Substance terreuse, jaune, formant des enduits [et] facilement réductible sur le charbon.

CONT

On peut trouver du bismuth à l'état natif et dans les minerais de bismuthine (Bi2S3) et de bismuthocre (Bi2O3).

CONT

Bismuth. - [...] À 20 m de profondeur masse de pyrite un peu cuivreuse et bismuthifère, avec [...] un peu de cassitérite, mispickel faiblement cobaltifère, bismuth natif, bismuth «sulfuré», altérés en bismuthocre, bismuthite [...], molybdénite.

OBS

Formule chimique : Bi2O3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Bi2O3
formula, see observation
DEF

Óxido de bismuto [...], que no es sino el producto de una alteración de la bismutina, en cuya superficie forma costras amarillentas.

OBS

Fórmula química: Bi2O3.

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