Hutchinsonite

Hutchinsonite

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 (1866-1937).

ee also

*List of minerals
*List of minerals named after people

References

* [http://webmineral.com/data/Hutchinsonite.shtml Webmineral data]
* [http://www.mindat.org/min-1954.html Mindat]


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