bismuthinite

English

Etymology

bismuth + -ite

Noun

bismuthinite (countable and uncountable, plural bismuthinites)

  1. (mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.

Further reading

  • Bismuthinite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • bismuthinite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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