Bismuth Ochre
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About Bismuth Ochre
A general term for yellowish oxidation crusts on bismuth minerals, referring both to the individual minerals as well as to mixtures thereof. Mostly bismite, bismutite and probably many other secondary Bi minerals.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:685:1
Pronunciation of Bismuth Ochre
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| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0011925 | Bismite | Malmros G (1970) The crystal structure of alpha-Bi2O3 Acta Chemica Scandinavica 24 384-396 | 1970 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0016940 | Bismite | Sillen L (1940) Die Kristallstruktur des monoklinen alpha-Bi2 O3 _cod_database_code 1010004 Naturwissenschaften 28 206-207 | 1940 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0005770 | Bismutite | Grice J D (2002) A solution to the crystal structures of bismutite and beyerite The Canadian Mineralogist 40 693-698 |  | 2002 | 0 | 293 |
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Other Language Names for Bismuth Ochre
German:Wismuthocker
Wismutocker
Wismutocker
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 2 photos of Bismuth Ochre associated with Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.) | (Bi,Ca,U,Pb)2-xNb2(O,OH)6(OH) |
| 2 photos of Bismuth Ochre associated with Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Bismuth Ochre in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
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References for Bismuth Ochre
Localities for Bismuth Ochre
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
El Cuadrón, Garganta de los Montes, Community of Madrid, Spain