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Eulytine

eulytine

Bi4(SiO4)3

Eulytine: Mineral information, data and localities.

Eulytine: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Eulytine (German: Eulytin from Ancient Greek: εΰλυτος, fusible, easily dissolved) or bismuth blende (obsolete) is one of the rarest minerals in nature. The composition is bismuth silicate with the calculation formula Bi4(SiO4)3 or Bi4Si3O12. The mineral forms isometric cubic crystals up to 2 mm in size, the supporting form of which is a tetrahedron or tristetrahedron. Among the varieties, there are also often concentric, fibrous or spherical aggregates of a very impressive appearance, which were previously called agricolites. Eulytine is a secondary mineral, a product of the oxidation of bismuth and its compounds.

Scientific references

  1. Eulytine — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3734518 Link
  2. Eulytine — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulytine Link