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Native Bismuth from
Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany


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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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Native Bismuth

Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Classification
Species:Native Bismuth
Formula:Bi
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Erythrite5
Quartz4
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Bismuth data
Locality Data:Click here to view Opal Lose, Shaft 371, Hartenstein, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2026
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2026:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Bismuth
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘShaft 296 (dump), Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘShaft 207, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘShaft 382, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘAlberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘShaft 38, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘOberschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘShaft 366, Alberoda, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘShaft 309, Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘKönig David Mine, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBärengrund, Aue, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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