[Rockhounds] Bismuth

[Tim Jokela Jr.]

I've been reading up on this, and it seems that relatively high purity 
bismuth works best. 99.99% or so. Prices seem to be all over the map, from 
$20 to $40 a pound. Fishing sinkers are another source of Bi, but again I 
doubt they're very pure.

Cheers,

T


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GREGORY WEISBROD" <gregaweis at msn.com>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Bismuth


As an alternative to strewing lead shotgun pellets over the countryside,
some suppliers carry bismuth metal for do-it-yourselfers.  I am not sure
of the supplier or the "roll your own" process.  Pull!



> From: tjokela at execulink.com> To: rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com> Subject: 
> Re: [Rockhounds] Bismuth> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:47:35 -0400> > I seem 
> to recall that this was once discussed at length on the list, but the > 
> dusty halls of my memory aren't yielding a lot of clues.> > Surely the 
> holy grail of crystal growers, I'm surprised the process has yet > to be 
> clearly detailed somewhere online.> > I have one of these bismuth clusters 
> on the base it was grown upon; a zinc > plate with a screw through the 
> middle. So that suggests he's floating the > zinc plat atop the bismuth 
> melt, and crystallization starts on the screw.> > If I can find a source 
> of Bi here in the great white north, I'll give this a > shot this winter 
> and see if I can figure it out.> > That United Nuclear is an amazing site, 
> shame they can't ship outside the > US.> > Cheers,> > T> > > -----  
> Original Message ----- > From: "Axel Emmermann" 
> <axel.emmermann at pandora.be>> To: "'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list 
> for rock and gem collectors'" > <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>> Sent: 
> Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:24 AM> Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Bismuth> > > > 
> http://www.crystalgrowing.com/index_e.htm> >> > 
> http://www.unitednuclear.com/crystals.htm> >> > Cheers> >> > Axel> >> >> 
>  >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----> >> Van: 
> rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com> >> 
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens Glenn Wimpee> >> 
> Verzonden: dinsdag 12 augustus 2008 4:01> >> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: 
> A mailing list for rock and gem> >> collectors> >> Onderwerp: RE: 
> [Rockhounds] Bismuth> >>> >> Anyone answer this?> >> Glenn> >>> >>> >>> >> 
> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOODJoin me> >>> >> > Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 
> 18:11:15 -0400> From:> >> timeman123 at optonline.net>> >> > To: 
> rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com> Subject: [Rockhounds]> >> Bismuth> > Hi> >> 
>  > everybody can anybody give me some tips how to grow the Bismuth> >> > 
> crystals like how long do you let the Bismuth cool when it> >> is melted> 
>  >> > before you poor it into another stainless pot to get the up right> >> 
>  > standing crystals I am new in doing this any help would be great> >> > 
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