Mineral Species sorted by the element Bi Bismuth (original) (raw)

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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There are 229 minerals with Bi in the Mineralogy Database.