Bismutite from
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Description
Comments:	Probably mis-identified and actually an alteration product of stibnite. Considering that Jensen (2009) could not confirm any independent bismuth minerals on contemporary specimens, the presence of bismutite appears very doubtful.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Unconfirmed/Questioned
References
References:	Jensen, M. (2009): Mineral News 25(4), 1-11, 14
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Bismutite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

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