Bismutomicrolite

Pinkish mass in matrix. From Junco de Serido, Bororema Mineral Province, Paraiba, Brazil. Bar scale at base divided into 1 inch and 1 cm lengths. *(Image courtesy Rock Currier; unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.)*

Formula: BiTa₂O₆(OH) Isometric

Description:

Bismutomicrolite is a very rare mineral found in hydrothermally mineralized pegmatites.

DODGE COUNTY: Bismutomicrolite occurs as tiny grains embedded in feldspar in a pegmatite dike cutting quartzite in the Michels Materials Waterloo Quarry, NE sec. 33 and NW sec. 34 T.9N. R.13E. (Buchholz et al., 2005b).