Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Native oxid of bismuth, or bismuth ocher.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Bismuth trioxide, or bismuth ocher.
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- noun mineralogy A
monoclinic mineral ,bismuth trioxide .
Etymologies
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bismuth + -ite
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Examples
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More often it combines with other elements to form minerals such as bismithunite (bismuth sulfide, Bi2S3) and bismite (bismuth oxide, Bi2O3).
Bismuth 2007
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The most common bismuth minerals are bismuthinite and bismite.
Bismuth 2007
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The principal minerals of bismuth are bismuthinite (bismuth sulphide), bismutite (hydrated carbonate), bismite or bismuth ocher (hydrated oxide), and native bismuth.
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