A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Native bismuth from Cobalt, Ontario |
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| Description | The gray material in this photo is native bismuth; it is in a calcite matrix. Native bismuth is an ore of the element bismuth, but is rarely found in nature. The beautiful specimens of bismuth commonly sold in rock shops are artificial. They were grown to produce interestingly shaped hopper-like specimens with a colorful metallic luster. This specimen is 5 cm across. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Ontario. Near Cobalt. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #26. |
| Key words | native bismuth, Ontario, Canada |
| Tech details | 523 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 877 |
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