A mineral or ore form of bismuth oxide, or naturally occurring bismuth compound found in rocks.
From 'bismuth' + '-ite' (mineral suffix, from Greek 'lithos,' stone). The '-ite' suffix conventionally denotes minerals, rocks, and fossils in geological terminology.
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