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Definition: BISMITE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Bismuth trioxide, or bismuth ocher.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Bismite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: BISMITE

Domain Definition
Mining A straw-yellow monoclinic mineral, Bi2 O3 ; earthy topowdery; in oxidized parts of bismuth ores. Syn:bismuth ocher. (references)
Wikipedic Bismite is a bismuth oxide mineral, Bi2O3. It is a monoclinic mineral, but the typical form of occurrence is massive and clay-like with no macroscopic crystals. The color varies from green to yellow. It has a Mohs hardness of 4 to 5 and a specific gravity of 8.5 to 9.5, quite high for a nonmetallic mineral. Bismite is a secondary oxidation zone mineral which forms from primary bismuth minerals. It was first described from Goldfield, Nevada in 1868 and from the Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. (references)

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Extended Definition: BISMITE

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Bismite is a bismuth oxide mineral, bismuth trioxide or Bi2O3. It is a monoclinic mineral, but the typical form of occurrence is massive and clay-like with no macroscopic crystals. The color varies from green to yellow. It has a Mohs hardness of 4 to 5 and a specific gravity of 8.5 to 9.5, quite high for a nonmetallic mineral. Bismite is a secondary oxidation zone mineral which forms from primary bismuth minerals. It was first described from Goldfield, Nevada in 1868 and from the Schneeberg District, Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany.

See also

Bismuth trioxide: Details on the chemistry of this substance.

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Translations: BISMITE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français bismite (bismite). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, bismite. (volunteer & more translations)
French bismite (bismite). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, bismite. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: BISMITE

Language Translations for “bismite” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin ismitebay (bismite). Additional references: Pig Latin, bismite. (volunteer)
Terran B bismite (bismite). Additional references: Terran B, bismite. (volunteer)
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