Bismutoferrite

Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)

Bismutoferrite is a rare secondary bismuth mineral and can be difficult to distinguish from others. It has been recorded as greenish to reddish-yellow microcrystalline masses. There is a photo of bismutoferrite from Kingsgate in the Australian Journal of Mineralogy, volume 10, number 1.

Selected Australian Occurrences:

  • Elsmore and Kingsgate, New South Wales.