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NATIVE BISMUTH [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Metallic element, Bi; ... hardness 2.5; greyish-white; soft or as rhombohedral crystals; occurs native in veins and granite pegmatites associated with tin, silver, cobalt, and nickel mineralization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Minéral à reflets métalliques, rougeâtre, à structure lamellaire présentant souvent des ramifications en «feuilles de fougères», on le trouve en Bohême, Saxe, Pérou, aux États-Unis.

CONT

On trouve parfois le bismuth à l'état natif, mais son minerai principal est la bismuthinite [...]

CONT

Le bismuth natif ressemble à l'antimoine.

Spanish

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