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Birnessite: (Na,Ca,K)x(Mn++++,Mn+++)2O4·1.5(H2O)
Comments: Gray birnessite. Very small crystals on massive material. Location: Das Aufgeklärte Glück Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz Mts, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Scale: Picture size 7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Bischofite: MgCl2·6(H2O)
Comments: Colorless grains of bischofite. The mineral is very hygroscopic and must be stored in a closed vial. Location: Stassfurt, Stassfurt Deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Bismutocolumbite: Bi(Nb,Ta)O4
Comments: Black crystals of bismutocolumbite. Location: Malkhan, Krasny Chikoy, Transbaikalia, Siberia. Scale: Picture Size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Bismutoferrite: BiFe+++2(SiO4)2(OH)
Comments: Yellow-greenish, earthy bismutoferrite. Location: Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Specimen size 8.5 cm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Bismutomicrolite: (Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH)
Comments: A dark crystal of bismutomicrolite in pearly muscovite. Location: Malkhan Range, Krasny Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Blodite: Na2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O) Tamarugite: NaAl(SO4)2·6(H2O)
Comments: Clear, yellow blödite with white tamarugite. Location: Willi Agatz Mine, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Boracite: Mg3B7O13Cl
Comments: A greenish crystal of boracite, a tetrahedron modified by cube and dodecahedral faces. Location: Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Boussingaultite: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2·6(H2O)
Comments: White, crystalline aggregates boussingaultite. Location: Anna Mine, Alsdorf, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Brannerite: (U,Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe)2O6
Comments: Black grains of brannerite with gold and other minerals. Location: Witwatersrand field, South Africa. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Brendelite: (Bi,Pb)2Fe(PO4)(O,OH)3
Comments: Small brown tabular crystals of brendelite on matrix. Location: Güldener Falk Mine, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag