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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
Birnessite: (Na,Ca,K)x(Mn++++,Mn+++)2O4·1.5(H2O) Buserite:
Comments: Round, "rabbit pellets" of buserite which dehydrates to birnessite when dry. Image photographed through water which is needed to preserve this species. Location: Aomori Springs, Oppu, Japan. Scale: Sphere size 7 mm. © Dave Barthelmy
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
Bismite: Bi2O3 Waylandite: BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Comments: Gray massive stream rounded waylandite with tan bismite crusts. Location: Mumba, Nord-Kivu, Zaire. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Bismite: Bi2O3
Comments: Tan, massive bismite with quartz. Location: Schneeberg, Sachsen, Germany. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Bismoclite: BiOCl
Comments: Opaque white pearly crystalline bismoclite on matrix. Location: Falcacci Mine, Rio Marina, Elba, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Bismuth: Bi Matildite: AgBiS2 Bismuthinite: Bi2S3
Comments: SEM image of native Bi replaced by bismuthinite and matildite. Black areas represent gangue minerals. (CanMin, v43:899). Location: Uranium deposit at Niederschlema-Alberoda, Germany. Scale: See Image. © Canadian Mineralogist
Bismuth: Bi
Comments: Skeletal trigonal crystal of native bismuth. Location: Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Size Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Comments: Coarsely crystalline bismuth. Location: Biggenden, Queensland, Australia. Scale: 2.9 x 1.8 x 2.8 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Bismuthinite: Bi2S3
Comments: Metallic, prismatic bismuthinite crystal topped with botryoidal marcasite. Location: Veta Farellón viejo, Tazna, Potosí, Bolivia. Scale: 4.4x1.3x0.4 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Bismuthinite: Bi2S3 Cannonite: Bi2O(OH)2SO4
Comments: Opaque white crystal tufts of cannonite on quartz crystals with dark, metallic bismuthinite. Location: Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species