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 Descending Weight Percent

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**231 Minerals containing Bismuth (Bi) sorted by Descending Weight Percent**
% Bi	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
17.75 % Bi	Kirkiite	Pb10Bi3As3S19	3,532.96
17.44 % Bi	Abramovite !	Pb2SnInBiS7	1,066.44
17.38 % Bi	Petrovicite	PbHgCu3BiSe5	1,202.21
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
11.44 % Bi	Atlasovite	Cu6Fe+++Bi+++O4(SO4)5·KCl	1,242.08
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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