BISMUTITE Definition & Meaning

bismutite

[biz-muh-tahyt]

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noun

a mineral, bismuth carbonate, resulting from the alteration of bismuth minerals: a minor source of bismuth.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bismutite¹

< German Bismutit, equivalent to Bismut bismuth + -it -ite ¹

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The hydrated carbonate, bismutite, is of less importance; it occurs in Cornwall, Bolivia, Arizona and elsewhere.

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Bismuth is nearly always found in nature in the metallic state; but occasionally it is met with as sulphide in bismuthine and as carbonate in bismutite.

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bismuthyl bisnaga

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