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Bismuth 

 Ochre. 



Bismutite. 



Case 70. 1015, Kiogsgate : granite, showing mucli native bismuth. 



7412, near Yarrow Creek : white quartz with native bismuth. 



8030 New England : quartz and native bismuth associated with 

 beryl, the pale greenish-blue mineral. 



Specimens are also exhibited from Pheasant Creek, Gragin, 

 Silent Grove, Emmaville, and Binghi. 



1033, 7423, Great Cobar Mine, Cobar, where a little bismuth 

 occurs with the copper ore. 



Carbonate of bismuth : an earthy yellow substance frequently 

 found encrusting other bismuth ores. 



Specimens are exhibited from Kingsgate, Yarrow, Hogue's 

 Creek, Bingera, Uralla, Severn Eiver, Mount Gipps, and Xanima. 



9706, Warialda District : associated with monazite sand. 



9185, Nanima : concentrates from gold workings. 



BismutMne. A block of carbonate of bismuth ore from Kingsgate will be 

 found in case 128, near the door. 



Sulphide of bismuth : generally occurring in clusters of needle- 

 like crystals ; closely resembles antimonite in general appearance. 



1031, Kingsgate : tufts of fibrous crystals in quartz. 

 1040, Kingsgate : with native hismuth in quartz. 

 8099, Eed liange. Glen Innes : in granite, assaying 17 dwt. 

 gold per ton and 13 per cent, of bismuth. 



7326, Nanima : in quartz, assaying 27 dwt. gold per ton and 

 6 per cent, of bismuth. 



4023, Nimmitybelle : in quartz, assaying 3| per cent, of 

 bismuth. 



6760, Jingera: granite, with molyldenite, &c., assaying 6 per 

 cent, of bismuth, and carrying a little gold and silver. 



9667, Jingera : well crystallized. 



9007, Jingera (in upright case 136, near the door) : granite, 

 impregnated with bismuthine and molybdenite. 



