Bronze yellow crystal aggregates of the rare Ni-Bi mineral bismutohauchecornite from Canada (Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada) in a partially polished for the analysis specimen that was analyzed by SEM/EDS by the former owner of the specimen. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY 4.0
Bismutohauchecornite
Bismutohauchecornite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula Ni₉Bi₂S₈.
It is a member of the hauchecornite structural group.
Key properties: specific gravity 6.25.
IMA symbol Bhau, IMA status: approved, named in 1978.
Of hydrothermal origin; as secondary pore-fillings and replacements of sandstone and conglomerate (Zimmer Lake, Canada); in ultramafic rocks (Liu Zhuang, China).
It is found associated with Chalcocite, galena, pentlandite, altaite (Oktyabr mine, Russia); chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, millerite (Zimmer Lake, Canada).
The name refers to the relation to hauchecornite.