Mineral Species containing Bismuth (Bi )

Mineral Species containing Bismuth (Bi )
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Bismuth (Bi ) by %

Bismuth (Bi) Element Properties
Atomic Mass 208.9804
Atomic Number 83
Name Origins German, bisemutum.
Year Discovered 1500
Discovery Credits Discoverer unknown, found in German ores.
Remarks Brittle metal, silvery luster with pink tinge. Stable to oxygen and water. Dissolves in concentrated nitric acid. Basic oxide. Used in alloys, pharmaceuticals, electronics, catalysts, cosmetics, and pigments. The radioactive isotope, Bi210, is found as a daughter product of Pb210 from Th in thorium minerals.

Diagnostic tests: 
On charcoal alone, or better with soda (Na2CO3), bismuth gives a very characteristic orange-yellow sublimate; brittle globules of the reduced mental are also obtained (with soda). When mixed with potassium iodide and sulfur and fused on charcoal, a beautiful red sublimate of BiI3 is obtained, yellow near the assay.
In solution, bismuth is precipitated as white Ba(OH)3 by the addition of excess amounts of NH4OH.

References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
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Naturally Occurring Isotopes
Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Bi 208.980347 209 83 100.0000%   Stable      
Bi 209.987095 210 83 Trace 5.01 days beta
-alpha		 1.16 50.0%
50.0%
 

Mineral Species sorted by the element Bi (Bismuth )

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%Bi Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
100.00%Bi Bismuth   Bi 208.98
92.89%Bi Sphaerobismoite   Bi2O3 449.96
89.70%Bi Bismite   Bi2O3 465.96
87.81%Bi Sillenite   Bi12SiO20 2,855.84
87.36%Bi Chrombismite  ! Bi16CrO27 3,827.67
86.42%Bi Ikunolite   Bi4(S,Se)3 967.29
85.66%Bi Zavaritskite   BiOF 243.98
83.28%Bi Joseite   Bi4(S,Te)3 1,003.77
83.28%Bi Joseite-B   Bi4(S,Te)3 1,003.77
83.19%Bi Daubreeite   BiO(OH,Cl) 251.21
81.96%Bi Bismutite   Bi2(CO3)O2 509.97
81.34%Bi Protojoseite  * Bi4TeS2(?) 1,027.65
81.29%Bi Bismuthinite   Bi2S3 514.16
80.56%Bi Laitakarite   Bi4(Se,S)3 1,037.63
80.24%Bi Bismoclite   BiOCl 260.43
79.71%Bi Froodite   PdBi2 524.38
79.26%Bi Hedleyite   Bi7Te3(?) 1,845.66
78.88%Bi Ingodite   Bi(S,Te) 264.93
78.57%Bi Gananite   BiF3 265.98
78.11%Bi Baksanite  ! Bi6Te2S3 1,605.28
77.17%Bi Dukeite  ! Bi+++24Cr++++++8O57(OH)6(H2O)3 6,499.55
76.62%Bi Kusachiite   CuBi2O4 545.50
76.58%Bi Sztrokayite  * Bi3TeS2 818.67
76.56%Bi Smrkovecite  ! Bi2O(OH)(PO4) 545.94
75.58%Bi Demicheleite-(Cl)  ! BiSCl 276.50
75.16%Bi Eulytite   Bi4(SiO4)3 1,112.17
74.18%Bi Atelestite   Bi8(AsO4)3(OH)5O5 2,253.63
74.10%Bi Cannonite   Bi2O(OH)2SO4 564.04
73.86%Bi Hechtsbergite  ! Bi2O(OH)(VO4) 565.91
73.77%Bi Petitjeanite   Bi+++3(PO4)2O(OH) 849.89
73.02%Bi Pingguite   Bi+++6Te++++2O13 1,717.07
71.85%Bi Makovickyite   Ag1.5Bi5.5S9 1,599.79
71.69%Bi Nevskite   Bi(Se,S) 262.35
70.94%Bi Pekoite   PbCuBi11(S,Se)18 3,240.51
70.14%Bi Vihorlatite  ! Bi24Se17Te4 6,525.04
69.64%Bi Schumacherite   Bi3[(V,As,P)O4]2O(OH) 900.22
68.75%Bi Arsenobismite  ? Bi2(AsO4)(OH)3 607.90
68.75%Bi Ximengite   BiPO4 303.95
68.68%Bi Jonassonite  ! Au(Bi,Pb)5S4 1,344.86
68.59%Bi Pilsenite   Bi4Te3 1,218.72
68.58%Bi IMA2008-058  ! Ag5Bi13S22 3,961.54
68.58%Bi Sulphotsumoite   Bi3Te2S 914.21
68.56%Bi Telluronevskite  ! Bi3TeSe2 890.10
68.53%Bi Koechlinite   Bi2MoO6 609.90
68.22%Bi Kitaibelite  ? Ag10PbBi30S51 9,190.66
67.51%Bi Demicheleite-(Br)  ! BiSBr 306.48
67.38%Bi Hodrushite   Cu8Bi12S22 3,721.58
66.85%Bi Preisingerite   Bi3(AsO4)2O(OH) 937.79
66.81%Bi Smirnite   Bi2Te++++O5 625.56
66.51%Bi Namibite   Cu++Bi2(VO4)O2 628.44
66.26%Bi Sobolevskite   PdBi 315.40
66.13%Bi Ustarasite   Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10 1,738.13
65.84%Bi Paulkellerite   Bi2Fe+++(PO4)O2(OH)2 634.79
65.37%Bi Crerarite   (Pt,Pb)Bi3(S,Se)4-x(x~0.7) 959.01
65.34%Bi Mozgovaite  ! PbBi4(S,Se)7 1,279.31
65.13%Bi Gladite   PbCuBi5S9 1,604.24
64.62%Bi Cuprobismutite   Cu10Bi12S23 3,880.74
64.52%Bi Clinobisvanite   BiVO4 323.92
64.52%Bi Dreyerite   BiVO4 323.92
64.52%Bi Pucherite   BiVO4 323.92
64.44%Bi Kupcikite  ! Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 1,615.03
64.12%Bi Beyerite   (Ca,Pb)Bi2(CO3)2O2 651.84
63.83%Bi Guanajuatite   Bi2Se3 654.84
63.62%Bi Schlegelite  ! Bi7O4(MoO4)2(AsO4)3 2,227.18
63.22%Bi IMA2008-053  ! Cu7Pb27Bi25S68 8,264.22
62.09%Bi Tsumoite   BiTe 336.58
62.07%Bi Emplectite   CuBiS2 336.66
61.70%Bi Riomarinaite  ! Bi(OH)SO4•H2O 345.49
61.68%Bi Montanite   Bi2Te++++++O6•2(H2O) 677.59
61.67%Bi Salzburgite  ! Cu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S12 2,162.05
61.63%Bi Paderaite   Cu7((Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33)13S22 3,824.86
61.56%Bi Chiluite   Bi6Te++++++2Mo++++++2O21 2,036.95
61.50%Bi Skippenite   Bi2Se2(Te,S) 679.60
60.95%Bi Pizgrischite  ! (Cu,Fe)Cu14PbBi17S35 5,853.00
60.77%Bi Paarite  ! Cu1.7Pb1.7Bi6.3S12 2,166.36
60.74%Bi Kettnerite   CaBi(CO3)OF 344.07
60.41%Bi Paraguanajuatite   Bi2(Se,S)3 691.82
60.14%Bi Cupromakovickyite  ! Cu4AgPb2Bi9S18 6,445.41
60.07%Bi Rooseveltite   BiAsO4 347.90
60.07%Bi Tetrarooseveltite   BiAsO4 347.90
59.90%Bi Russellite   Bi2WO6 697.81
59.88%Bi Urvantsevite   Pd(Bi,Pb)2 523.49
59.27%Bi Tetradymite   Bi2Te2S 705.23
58.71%Bi Phosphowalpurgite  ! (UO2)Bi4(PO4)O4•2(H2O) 1,391.69
57.80%Bi Cupropavonite   AgPbCu2Bi5S10 1,807.72
57.74%Bi Mummeite   Cu0.58Ag3.11Pb1.10Bi6.65S13 2,406.82
57.51%Bi Krupkaite   PbCuBi3S6 1,090.08
57.39%Bi Kawazulite   Bi2(Te,Se,S)3 728.32
56.34%Bi Orthowalpurgite   (UO2)Bi4O4(AsO4)2•2(H2O) 1,483.82
56.34%Bi Walpurgite   Bi4(UO2)(AsO4)2O4•2(H2O) 1,483.82
55.97%Bi Grumiplucite  ! HgBi2S4 746.81
55.47%Bi Galenobismutite   PbBi2S4 753.42
55.39%Bi Kudriavite  ! (Cd,Pb)Bi2S4 690.39
55.27%Bi Gustavite   PbAgBi3S6(?) 1,134.41
55.05%Bi Insizwaite   Pt(Bi,Sb)2 569.43
54.85%Bi Matildite   AgBiS2 380.98
53.88%Bi Bismutocolumbite   Bi(Nb,Ta)O4 387.89
53.56%Bi Junoite   Pb3Cu2Bi8(S,Se)16 3,121.17
53.27%Bi Pavonite   (Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)3S5 882.72
53.08%Bi Lindstromite   Pb3Cu3Bi7S15 2,756.09
52.99%Bi Padmaite   PdBiSe 394.36
52.54%Bi Nordstromite   Pb3CuBi7(S10Se4) 2,784.51
52.20%Bi Tellurobismuthite   Bi2Te3 800.76
51.54%Bi Borodaevite   Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16 2,736.95
50.90%Bi Treasurite   Ag7Pb6Bi15S32 6,159.10
50.32%Bi Yecoraite   Bi5Fe+++3(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O4)2O9•9(H2O) 2,059.88
50.18%Bi Hammarite   Pb2Cu2Bi4S9(?) 1,666.01
50.16%Bi Cannizzarite   Pb4Bi6S13 2,499.54
50.03%Bi Emilite  ! Cu2.68Pb2.68Bi5.32S12 2,230.52
49.76%Bi Polarite   Pd(Bi,Pb) 314.96
49.23%Bi Paganoite  ! (Ni,Co)BiAsO5 420.26
49.00%Bi Berryite   Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16 3,015.01
49.00%Bi Schirmerite   Ag3Pb3Bi9S18toAg3Pb6Bi7S18 2,985.26
48.95%Bi Benjaminite   (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12 2,134.46
48.95%Bi Horobetsuite  * (Bi,Sb)2S3 426.93
48.89%Bi Muckeite   CuNiBiS3 427.41
48.28%Bi Watkinsonite   PbCu2Bi4(Se,S)8 1,731.55
48.23%Bi Changchengite  ! IrBiS 433.27
48.19%Bi Felbertalite  ! Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 3,599.51
48.04%Bi Neustadtelite  ! Bi2Fe+++(Fe+++,Co)(O,OH)2(OH)2(AsO4)2 870.06
47.90%Bi Bismutotantalite   Bi(Ta,Nb)O4 436.32
47.69%Bi Parkerite   Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 657.27
47.67%Bi Cobaltneustadtelite  ! Bi2Fe+++(Co,Fe+++)(O,OH)2(OH)2(AsO4)2 876.83
47.51%Bi Medenbachite  ! Bi2Fe+++(Cu,Fe+++)(O,OH)2(OH)2(AsO4)2 879.78
47.05%Bi Eclarite   Pb9(Cu,Fe)Bi12S28 5,330.11
46.75%Bi Platynite  ? (Bi,Pb)3(Se,S)4 894.11
46.41%Bi Mrazekite   Bi+++2Cu++3(PO4)2O2(OH)2•2(H2O) 900.59
46.24%Bi Vikingite   Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 5,875.67
45.43%Bi Weibullite   Pb6Bi8(S,Se)18 3,679.81
44.93%Bi Michenerite   (Pd,Pt)BiTe 465.17
44.30%Bi Wittite   Pb3Bi4(S,Se)9 1,886.80
44.25%Bi Aleksite   PbBi2Te2S2(?) 944.49
44.23%Bi Bismutoplagionite  * 5PbS.4Bi2S3 2,835.00
44.05%Bi Eskimoite   Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 7,116.16
44.02%Bi Bohdanowiczite   AgBiSe2 474.77
43.98%Bi Malyshevite   PdCuBiS3 475.14
43.92%Bi Bismutostibiconite   Bi(Sb+++++,Fe+++)2O7 618.57
43.40%Bi Proudite   Cu1.9Ag0.1Pb15.6Bi20.4Sb0.1S32.4Se14.5 9,823.08
43.21%Bi Perite   PbBiO2Cl 483.63
43.17%Bi Kochkarite   PbBi4Te7 1,936.32
43.16%Bi Schapbachite  ! AgBiS2 392.22
43.10%Bi Friedrichite   Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 3,393.78
43.05%Bi Brendelite  ! (Bi,Pb)2Fe(PO4)(O,OH)3 616.49
42.85%Bi Babkinite  ! Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 975.45
42.20%Bi Poubaite   PbBi2Se2(Te,S)2 990.51
42.15%Bi Wittichenite   Cu3BiS3 495.82
42.10%Bi Cosalite   Pb2Bi2S5 992.69
41.39%Bi Rucklidgeite   (Bi,Pb)3Te4 1,136.01
41.16%Bi Ourayite   Pb4Ag3Bi5S13 20,815.77
41.04%Bi Neyite   AgCu3Pb12.5Bi13S34 6,619.03
40.63%Bi Kobellite   Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 12,858.40
40.59%Bi Garavellite   FeSbBiS4 514.84
40.05%Bi Bismutoferrite   BiFe+++2(SiO4)2(OH) 521.85
39.58%Bi Uranosphaerite   Bi(UO2)O2(OH) 528.01
39.52%Bi Mayingite   IrBiTe 528.80
39.51%Bi IMA2005-036  ! Cu8Pb4Ag3Bi19S38 4,760.10
39.33%Bi Nuffieldite   Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 1,328.46
39.31%Bi Maslovite   PtBiTe 531.66
38.39%Bi Bursaite  ? Pb5Bi4S11 2,177.65
38.21%Bi Sakharovaite  ? (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 656.33
37.24%Bi Lisiguangite  ! CuPtBiS3 544.34
36.93%Bi IMA2008-040   BiMo2O7(OH)•2H2O 565.89
36.53%Bi Volynskite   AgBiTe2 572.05
36.29%Bi Aikinite   PbCuBiS3 575.92
35.91%Bi Waylandite   BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 581.91
35.31%Bi Saddlebackite  ! Pb2Bi2Te2S3 1,183.76
34.75%Bi Bismutohauchecornite   Ni9Bi2S8 1,202.70
34.66%Bi Maldonite   Au2Bi 602.91
33.93%Bi Lillianite   Pb3Bi2S6 1,231.96
33.93%Bi Xilingolite   Pb3Bi2S6 1,231.96
33.46%Bi Aiolosite  ! Na4Bi(SO4)3Cl 624.58
33.06%Bi Soucekite   PbCuBi(S,Se)3 632.20
32.31%Bi Zairite   Bi(Fe+++,Al)3(PO4)2(OH)6 646.86
31.20%Bi Arsenowaylandite  * BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 669.81
30.62%Bi Giessenite   Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28(?) 5,459.67
30.59%Bi Pottsite   PbBiH(VO4)2•2(H2O) 683.10
28.99%Bi Francisite   Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl 720.99
28.34%Bi Vurroite  ! Pb20Sn2(Bi,As)22S54Cl6 9,577.60
27.60%Bi Arsenohauchecornite   Ni18Bi3AsS16 2,271.34
27.48%Bi Heyrovskyite   Pb10AgBi5S18 3,801.96
27.45%Bi Sreinite  ! Pb2(UO2)11(BiO)8(PO4)5(OH)19•6(H2O) 6,090.63
26.99%Bi Asselbornite   (Pb,Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4(AsO4)2(OH)12•3(H2O) 3,237.04
26.81%Bi Angelaite  ! Cu2AgPbBiS4 779.40
24.87%Bi Nickelschneebergite  ! Bi(Ni,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 588.23
24.63%Bi Schneebergite  ! Bi(Co,Ni)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 594.02
23.48%Bi Steropesite  ! Tl3BiCl6 1,077.12
23.26%Bi Chekhovichite   (Bi,Pb,Fe)2Te4O11 1,078.24
22.97%Bi Hauchecornite   Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8 1,137.28
22.75%Bi Miharaite   Cu4FePbBiS6 918.61
22.29%Bi Moncheite   (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 468.81
21.67%Bi Geversite   Pt(Sb,Bi)2 482.20
21.44%Bi Aschamalmite   Pb6Bi2S9 1,949.75
21.26%Bi Bismutomicrolite   (Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) 589.91
20.86%Bi Natrobistantite   (Na,Cs)Bi(Ta,Nb,Sb)4O12 1,101.75
20.54%Bi Kotulskite   Pd(Te,Bi) 254.37
19.65%Bi Bouazzerite  ! Bi6(Mg,Co)11Fe14[AsO4]18O12(OH)4(H2O)86 6,531.63
18.64%Bi Tellurohauchecornite   Ni9BiTeS8 1,121.32
17.97%Bi Mixite   BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) 1,163.10
17.83%Bi Buckhornite   AuPb2BiTe2S3 1,171.74
17.75%Bi Kirkiite   Pb10Bi3As3S19 3,532.96
17.44%Bi Abramovite  ! Pb2SnInBiS7 1,066.44
17.38%Bi Petrovicite   PbHgCu3BiSe5 1,202.21
16.52%Bi Atlasovite   Cu6Fe+++Bi+++O4(SO4)5•KCl 1,264.97
15.84%Bi Izoklakeite   Pb27(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19S57 10,557.27
15.80%Bi Arcubisite   Ag6CuBiS4 1,058.03
15.43%Bi Stumpflite   Pt(Sb,Bi) 338.64
14.85%Bi Bismutopyrochlore  ! (Bi,U,Ca,Pb)1+x(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH)•n(H2O) 562.81
13.93%Bi Jaskolskiite   Pb2+xCux(Sb,Bi)2-xS5,x=0.2 900.37
13.64%Bi Duhamelite  ? Pb2Cu4Bi(VO4)4(OH)3•8(H2O) 1,532.47
13.39%Bi Juanitaite  ! (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11•2(H2O) 1,560.71
13.29%Bi Palladobismutharsenide   Pd2(As,Bi) 314.57
12.50%Bi Levyclaudite   Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28 500.30
12.09%Bi Owyheeite   Pb7Ag2(Sb,Bi)8S20 3,455.92
11.30%Bi Aramayoite   Ag3Sb2(Sb,Bi)S6 924.87
10.81%Bi Merenskyite   (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 386.76
10.14%Bi Schlemaite  ! (Cu,[])6(Pb,Bi)Se4 824.04
9.26%Bi Larosite   (Cu,Ag)21(Pb,Bi)2S13 2,256.15
8.33%Bi Nickellotharmeyerite  ! Ca(Ni,Fe,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 501.90
7.48%Bi Tazieffite  ! Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10 8,377.10
7.33%Bi Fluornatromicrolite  ! (Na,Ca,Bi)2Ta2O6F 570.32
7.00%Bi Zvyagintsevite   Pd3Pb 537.50
4.93%Bi Nagyagite   AuPb(Sb,Bi)Te2-3S6 1,059.12
1.60%Bi Bleasdaleite  ! (Ca,Fe+++)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 1,047.70
1.56%Bi Tintinaite   Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69 5,345.18
0.62%Bi Mutnovskite  ! Pb2AsS3(I,Cl,Br) 670.21
0.43%Bi Vavrinite  ! Ni2SbTe2 491.04
0.42%Bi Ungavaite  ! Pd4Sb3 790.08
0.32%Bi Kalungaite  ! PdAsSe 258.08
0.09%Bi Selenopolybasite  ! [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2(S,Se)7][Ag9Cu(S,Se)2Se2] 2,378.81

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