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Bismuth

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Crude crystallized grouping of native bismuth. Quite good for the species, choice for this classic locality.Wolfram Camp, located in the Hodgkinson goldfield of north Queensland, Australia, has a mining history that began with the discovery of tungsten and other rare metals around 1891, triggering a major rush and subsequent periods of intensive underground and open-cut extraction through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Geologically, the deposit is situated within the greisen-altered margins and roof zones of the late Paleozoic Ootann Supersuite granite intrusives, where volatile-rich hydrothermal fluids formed complex, erratic quartz pipes and vugs near the contact with surrounding metamorphic host rocks. Mineralogically, the site is famous for its unique pipe-like assemblages containing coarse-grained wolframite, molybdenite, and bismuth, accompanied by various sulfide minerals and occasional well-formed crystalline vug specimens that have attracted significant global interest.

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SpeciesBismuth
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.7 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
Added on08/25/2026
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Sep 2026
Price paid
$85.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Bismuth
Mineral guide
Learn about Bismuth
native crystals prized for iridescent patina and high density; rare provenance-driven pieces from Saxony and Jáchymov attract serious collectors.
Bismuth
Regional guide
Bismuth from Queensland
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Locality guide
Queensland
A collector's guide to Queensland, Australia: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 143 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.