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Bismuth Nuggets

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia.

Among the best known native bismuth specimens in the world are those from the alluvial deposits in the Vilaque river.  Below is a selection of specimens acquired there in August.

 


 

BV8 Native Bismuth

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia.

4.15x 2.9x 1.35 cm

$185

 

 

A large bismuth nugget from the Vilaque river.  This is the largest one I could obtain, and it is (expectedly) heavier than it appears at first glance.  

 

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BV9 Native Bismuth

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia.

2.1x 1.5x 1.4 cm

$85

 

 

Although smaller than the previous piece, this one displays a definite crystal structure, and has not been weathered to the same extent as the other 99% of the nuggets.

 

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Specimens in this section are $55 each

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BI1

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.85x 2.2x 1.2 cm

 

BI2

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.9x 2.1x 1.4 cm

 

 

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BI3

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.8x 2.1x 1.4 cm

 

 

BI4

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

3.2x 2.1x 1.0 cm

 

 

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BI5

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.6x 2.2x 1.3 cm

 

BI6

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.7x 2.0x 1.3 cm

 

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BI7

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.8x 2.4x 1.4 cm

 

BI8

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

3.4x 1.9x 1.7 cm

 

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BI9

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

3.0x 2.2x 0.9 cm

 

BI10

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.8x 1.8x 0.6 cm

 

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BI11

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.1x 1.7x 1.1 cm

 

 

BI12

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.5x 2.9x 0.7 cm

 

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BI13

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.7x 2.0x 1.0 cm

 

BI14

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.3x 1.8x 1.5 cm


 

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BI15

Vilaque River, La Paz Department, Bolivia

2.8x 2.0x 0.6 cm

 


#BI99

~2 cm Nuggets

$38 Each

(15 Available)

When ordering, please specify quantity

 

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