Hutchinsonite
| Hutchinsonite | |
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Hutchinsonite, from Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, Peru. Size: 4.5×4.4×2.2 cm | |
| General | |
| Category | Sulfide mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | (Tl,Pb)2As5S9 |
| Strunz classification | 02.HD.45 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Red, pink, black |
| Crystal habit | Acicular – cccurs as needle-like crystals |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic, symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m), space group: Pbca |
| Cleavage | {100} good |
| Fracture | Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments |
| Mohs scale hardness | 1.5–2 |
| Luster | Sub-metallic |
| Streak | Red |
| Diaphaneity | Subtranslucent to opaque |
| Specific gravity | 4.6 |
| Optical properties | biaxial (-) |
| Refractive index |
nα = 3.078 nβ = 3.176 nγ = 3.188; 2V = 37° |
| Birefringence | δ = 0.110 |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Hutchinsonite is a sulfosalt mineral of thallium, arsenic and lead with formula (Tl,Pb)2As5S9. Hutchinsonite is a rare hydrothermal mineral.
It was first discovered in Binnental, Switzerland in 1904 and named after Cambridge mineralogist Arthur Hutchinson, F.R.S. (1866–1937).
See also
References
- ↑ Handbook of Mineralogy
- ↑ Hutchinsonite at Mindat.org
- ↑ Hutchinsonite at Webmineral
Further reading
- Prior, G. T. (1905). "A New Thallium Mineral". Nature 71 (1849): 534. Bibcode:1905Natur..71Q.534P. doi:10.1038/071534b0.
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