Mineral Species containing Bismuth (Bi)

Element Properties, Isotopic Compositions for Bismuth

**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. Forms a 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 metal 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.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

**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%

Bismuth (Bi) Minerals sorted by Mineral Name

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**231 Minerals containing Bismuth (Bi) sorted by Mineral Name**
% Bi	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
7.48 % Bi	Tazieffite !	Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10	8,377.10
52.20 % Bi	Tellurobismuthite #	Bi2Te3	800.76
18.64 % Bi	Tellurohauchecornite	Ni9BiTeS8	1,121.32
68.56 % Bi	Telluronevskite !	Bi3TeSe2	890.10
59.27 % Bi	Tetradymite #	Bi2Te2S	705.23
60.07 % Bi	Tetrarooseveltite	BiAsO4	347.90
1.56 % Bi	Tintinaite	Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69	5,345.18
50.90 % Bi	Treasurite	Ag7Pb6Bi15S32	6,159.10
62.09 % Bi	Tsumoite	BiTe	336.58
0.42 % Bi	Ungavaite !	Pd4Sb3	790.08
39.58 % Bi	Uranosphaerite #	Bi(UO2)O2(OH)	528.01
59.88 % Bi	Urvantsevite	Pd(Bi,Pb)2	523.49
66.13 % Bi	Ustarasite #	Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10	1,738.13
0.43 % Bi	Vavrinite !	Ni2SbTe2	491.04
70.14 % Bi	Vihorlatite !	Bi24Se17Te4	6,525.04
46.24 % Bi	Vikingite	Ag5Pb8Bi13S30	5,875.67
36.53 % Bi	Volynskite	AgBiTe2	572.05
28.34 % Bi	Vurroite !	Pb20Sn2(Bi,As)22S54Cl6	9,577.60
56.34 % Bi	Walpurgite #	Bi4(UO2)(AsO4)2O4·2(H2O)	1,483.82
48.28 % Bi	Watkinsonite	PbCu2Bi4(Se,S)8	1,731.55
35.91 % Bi	Waylandite	BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6	581.91
45.43 % Bi	Weibullite #	Pb6Bi8(S,Se)18	3,679.81
42.15 % Bi	Wittichenite #	Cu3BiS3	495.82
44.30 % Bi	Wittite #	Pb3Bi4(S,Se)9	1,886.80
33.93 % Bi	Xilingolite	Pb3Bi2S6	1,231.96
68.75 % Bi	Ximengite	BiPO4	303.95
50.32 % Bi	Yecoraite	Bi5Fe+++3(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O4)2O9·9(H2O)	2,059.88
32.31 % Bi	Zairite	Bi(Fe+++,Al)3(PO4)2(OH)6	646.86
85.66 % Bi	Zavaritskite	BiOF	243.98
7.00 % Bi	Zvyagintsevite	Pd3Pb	537.50

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