Routhierite
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Routhierite | |
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Category | Mineral |
Chemical formula | TlHgAsS3 |
Identification | |
Color | Violet-red |
Crystal habit | Anhedral grains, xenomorphic grains and veinlets |
Crystal system | Tetragonal |
Twinning | Microscopic polysynthetic twin lamellae |
Cleavage | 2; two perpendicular |
Mohs Scale hardness | 3.5 |
Luster | Metallic |
Density | 5.83 |
Diaphaneity | Opaque |
Routhierite is a mineral named after Pierre Routhier, Professor of Economic Geology in Paris.
[edit] References
- Routhierite. museum of Paris Ecole des mines.
- Routhierite. Handbook of Mineralogy University of Arizona.
- Routhierite. mindat.org the mineral database.
- Routhierite Mineral Data
- mineralatlas.com