Hutchinsonite

hutchinsonite

sartorite

rathite

getchellite

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Formula: TlPbAs5S9
Sulphosalt, sulpharsenite, thallium-bearing mineral
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Specific gravity: 4.6 measured
Hardness: 1½ to 2
Streak: Red
Colour: Scarlet-vermillion to deep cherry-red
Common impurities: Ag,Sb
Environments

Hydrothermal environments

Hutchinsonite is of hydrothermal origin. Associated minerals include orpiment, realgar, getchellite, pyrite, sphalerite, hatchite, jentschite, sicherite, edenharterite, bernardite, stalderite, erniggliite and chabournéite (HOM).

Localities

At the type locality, the Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland, hutchinsonite occurs as very small crystals in the white dolomite. Associated minerals include sartorite, rathite and dolomite (Mindat).

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