Hi folks
just had a great conversation with one of the community members about Bismuth.
So as some of you know, Bismuth as we see it for sale, is a “man-made” product, however it is made from a naturally occurring metal.
This then begs the question, is it truly by definitio, man-made or is it natural?
For those that don’t know, raw Bismuth is a plain silve/grey looking mineral which is then heated and allowed to cool very slowly which creates beautiful crystalline type formations. One could argue that gold, silver, copper etc are treated in the same way by smelting, moulding and shaping etc (although they don’t change their base structure or appearance in the same way that Bismuth does).
We would really value your input and thoughts on this as the people we have spoken to so far have polarised opinions.
And I guess, if we fall down on the side of “yes it’s a man made formation but the base material is natural” then should we, as a business start selling it?
Ade
Not for me... and if you decide to sell it, then the same logic must apply to Opalite, goldstone, catseye... even a titanium coating is made from a natural element 😁
It's not for me but each to their own I guess , people go crazy for aura but hmm no I think people would buy it if you got it x
Personally, not a fan, looks cool but I'm just not a fan of it natural or not, it is a very thin line though. I suppose in some way it's a lot like heat treated amethyst no? I can see the attraction to it, but for me, it's a no :)
Agree with the others, I like it for the colours and the different shapes to it, but I would buy for display only,
It's pretty unusual and unique. It could definitely sell. For me it would be a piece that would be for show as personally I've never felt drawn to it for its healing properties ect. As I've always seen it as man made. So reading this has got the brain thinking now lol 😅
I can see why people like it, it can emerge in interesting shapes, looking so different to anything else and the oxide makes it rainbow colours. Personally, though I feel they're too processed and are almost non-existent in nature. A majority of the bismuth on the market is just lab grown and very different to its native state. I think it's very different to other metals when they're processed. Things like gold and silver still retain characteristics of their native state but it's almost like an entirely new product with Bismuth, like making glass from sand, if that makes sense?
can’t say i’m a fan if i’m 100% honest 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I think it's a beautiful stone, I think people would buy it yes.
Slippery slope into Aura Caribbean Calcite 🤣🤣🤣