Name: | Bismutite Bit |
IMA Chemistry: | Bi2O2(CO3) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Bismutite contains elements: Bismuth (Bi) Oxygen (O) Carbon (C) |
Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
Year First Published: | 1841 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Breithaupt A (1841) Ueber das natürliche kohlensaure wismutoxyd, Annalen der Physik und Chemie 23, 627-630 |
Structural Group Name: | Bismutite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
Oldest Known Age: | 3293 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 3.0 |
Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 7.417000000000001 |
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