Selenium-bearing Bismuthinite

Where it forms, where it's found

2recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
83BiBismuth Bismuth 2 208.980 417.960
55.65%
34SeSelenium Selenium 3 78.971 236.913
31.54%
16SSulfur Sulfur 3 32.060 96.180
12.81%
Total 751.053 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
83BiBismuth	Bismuth	2	208.980	417.960	55.65%
34SeSelenium	Selenium	3	78.971	236.913	31.54%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	3	32.060	96.180	12.81%
	Total	751.053	100.00%

Synonyms

Selenian Bismuthinite

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1988Yefimov, A.V., Nenasheva, S.N., Borodayev, Y.S., Mozgova, N.N., Sivtsov, A.V. (1988): Hypogene selenium mineralization in the Neva tin ore deposit. Novye Dannye Mineral.: 35: 128-151 (in Russian); in: Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S. (1992): New mineral Names. American Mineralogist: 77: 209

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Selenium-bearing Bismuthinite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/selenium-bearing-bismuthinite-51649},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}