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Bismuth is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Bi and atomic number 83. This heavy, brittle, white crystalline trivalent poor metal has a pink tinge and chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Most diamagnetic of all metals, bismuth has the lowest thermal conductivity of all the elements except mercury. Lead-free bismuth compounds are used in cosmetics and in medical procedures. Though virtually unseen in nature, high-purity bismuth can form into distinctive hopper crystals. These colorful laboratory creations are typically sold to hobbyists. Crystals can be grown from pure bismuth in lab conditions.
Bi - Elemental Bismuth
Class:
Slver-white, tarnishes pink
Silver-white
Metallic
Opaque
9.8
2 - 2.5
Perfect
Uneven to jagged
Rhombohedral crystals, granular, massive
Non-fluorescent
Frequency:
Uncommon
Origin:
It is found in pegmatites, greisens ans hydrothermal in ore veins together with chalkopyrite, arsenopyrite, löllingite, nickeline, breithauptite and many other minerals.
Occurence:
Anjanabonoina, Madagascar; Hartenstein, Germany; Czech Republic; Bolivia, Australia; Ontario, Canada.
Application:
Bismuth ore and as a laboratory grown mineral specimen.

 
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