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Hutchinsonite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Hutchinsonite, etc.

Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru

Hutchinsonite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Hutchinsonite, etc.

Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru

Hutchinsonite, etc.

Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru

Hutchinsonite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Hutchinsonite, etc.

Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru

Hutchinsonite, etc.

Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru

Hutchinsonite

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

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About HutchinsoniteHide

Arthur Hutchinson

Formula:

TlPbAs₅S₉

Arsenic (As) may be replaced by Antimony (Sb); the extent of the solid-solution range is unknown.

Colour:

Scarlet-vermillion to deep cherry-red

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

1½ - 2

Specific Gravity:

4.6

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named in honor of Dr. Arthur Hutchinson (6 July 1866, London, UK – 12 December 1937, Cambridge, UK), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Cambridge.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

This page provides mineralogical data about Hutchinsonite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1954

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1954:1

GUID
(UUID V4):

654036b0-f2d2-4172-b712-945f31ec3360

IMA Classification of HutchinsoniteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1905

Type description reference:

Solly, R.H. (1905) Some new minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 72-82.

Classification of HutchinsoniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.HD.45

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
D : With Tl

Dana 8th ed.:

3.8.6.1

3 : SULFOSALTS
8 : 1 < ø < 2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

5.5.7

5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
5 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Tl

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Hut	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Hut	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Pronunciation of HutchinsoniteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of HutchinsoniteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Colour:

Scarlet-vermillion to deep cherry-red

Streak:

Scarlet-vermillion to deep cherry-red

Hardness:

1½ - 2 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
{010} good.

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

4.6 g/cm³ (Measured)

Optical Data of HutchinsoniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 3.078 n_β = 3.176 n_γ = 3.188

2V:

Measured: 37° , Calculated: 36°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.110

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Very High

Anisotropism:

Strong

Dispersion:

marked to extreme

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
400nm	32.6%	36.9%
420nm	31.8%	35.9%
440nm	31.2%	35.2%
460nm	30.5%	34.3%
480nm	29.5%	33.2%
500nm	29.0%	32.1%
520nm	29.1%	31.3%
540nm	28.8%	30.4%
560nm	28.0%	29.4%
580nm	26.9%	28.4%
600nm	26.0%	27.6%
620nm	25.3%	26.8%
640nm	24.8%	26.4%
660nm	24.3%	26.0%
680nm	23.9%	25.6%
700nm	23.6%	25.3%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 36.9%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Internal Reflections:

Marked carmine-red

Chemistry of HutchinsoniteHide

Mindat Formula:

TlPbAs₅S₉

Arsenic (As) may be replaced by Antimony (Sb); the extent of the solid-solution range is unknown.

Elements listed:

As, Pb, S, Tl - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ag,Sb

Crystallography of HutchinsoniteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pbca

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.786(3) Å, b = 35.389(8) Å, c = 8.141(3) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.305 : 1 : 0.23

Unit Cell V:

3,107.47 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Prismatic to acicular [001]. Dominant prism {410}. Radiating tufts at times.

Forms observed on the type material include: {100}, {010}, {001}, {850}, {870}, {110}, {780}, {840}, {580}, {120}, {380}, {140}, {180}, {502}, {201}, {802}, {101}, {304}, {102}, {104}, {011}, {822}, {111}. {344}, {122}, {144}

Comment:

Cell data from Matsushita & Takéuchi (1994).

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0010621	Hutchinsonite	Takeuchi Y, Ghose S, Nowacki W (1965) The crystal structure of hutchinsonite, (Tl,Pb)2As5S9 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 121 321-348		1965	Lengenbach, Binnatal, Valais, Switzerland	0	293
0011062	Hutchinsonite	Matsushita Y, Takeuchi Y (1994) Refinement of the crystal structure of hutchinsonite, TlPbAs5S9 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 209 475-478		1994		0	293

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'Takeuchi Y'
'Ghose S'
'Nowacki W'
_journal_name_full 'Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie'
_journal_volume 121 
_journal_year 1965
_journal_page_first 321
_journal_page_last 348
_publ_section_title
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 The crystal structure of hutchinsonite, (Tl,Pb)2As5S9
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_database_code_amcsd 0010621
_chemical_compound_source 'Lengenbach, Binnatal, Valais, Switzerland'
_chemical_formula_sum '(Pb Tl) As5 S9'
_cell_length_a 10.81
_cell_length_b 35.36
_cell_length_c 8.16
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 3119.091
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.578
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P b c a'
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  '1/2-x,1/2+y,z'
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  '1/2+x,y,1/2-z'
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Pb1   0.35810   0.24690   0.10560   0.50000   0.02432
Tl1   0.35810   0.24690   0.10560   0.50000   0.02432
Pb2   0.33610   0.12230   0.63510   0.50000   0.03610
Tl2   0.33610   0.12230   0.63510   0.50000   0.03610
As1   0.10810   0.19480   0.70400   1.00000   0.02330
As2   0.09940   0.18480   0.12610   1.00000   0.02533
As3   0.43620   0.11530   0.13440   1.00000   0.02356
As4   0.13640   0.04800   0.21510   1.00000   0.02457
As5   0.38140   0.02880   0.95450   1.00000   0.02419
S1   0.39340   0.18990   0.36440   1.00000   0.02305
S2   0.40900   0.19060   0.86280   1.00000   0.02039
S3   0.11230   0.25400   0.37040   1.00000   0.01849
S4   0.12890   0.13770   0.32470   1.00000   0.02077
S5   0.11280   0.14660   0.89530   1.00000   0.01963
S6   0.38780   0.01510   0.68380   1.00000   0.02875
S7   0.19420   0.05730   0.95210   1.00000   0.03052
S8   0.43900   0.06720   0.32750   1.00000   0.02520
S9   0.00860   0.07990   0.58590   1.00000   0.02153

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.74 Å	(100)
3.79 Å	(70)
3.05 Å	(60)
4.44 Å	(50)
2.39 Å	(30)
2.22 Å	(30)
1.907 Å	(30)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of HutchinsoniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

General Appearance of Type Material:

Very small crystals in the white dolomite. Flattened rhombic prisms with numerous small dome-and pyramid-faces.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Muséum Nationale d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, number 104.1161 (cotype).
Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom (type).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Metamorphosed sulphosalt/sulfide deposit in dolomite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sartorite

Rathite

Dolomite

Reference:

Solly, R.H. (1905) Some new minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 72-82.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM14_72.pdf

Other Language Names for HutchinsoniteHide

German:Hutchinsonit

Russian:Хатчинсонит

Simplified Chinese:硫砷铊铅矿

Spanish:Hutchinsonita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

192 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Orpiment	As₂S₃
82 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
61 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Baryte	BaSO₄
30 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Sphalerite	ZnS
19 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Realgar	As₄S₄
17 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Argentobaumhauerite	Ag_1.5Pb₂₂As_33.5S₇₂
15 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Galena	PbS
10 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Seligmannite	PbCuAsS₃
9 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Arsenic	As
8 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.HD.	Boscardinite	TlPb₄(Sb₇As₂)S₁₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.	Enneasartorite	Tl₆Pb₃₂As₇₀S₁₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.	Gungerite	TlAs₅Sb₄S₁₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
2.HD.	Shimenite	Tl₅Sb_21-yAs_yS₃₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.	Dewitite	Ag_zTl_10-x-zPb_2xSb_42-x-yAs_yS₆₈	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.	Vallouiseite	Ag₃Tl_21.5PbSb₆₃As_41.5S₁₇₀	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.	Buynite	TlPb₁₄As₁₇S₄₀	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.HD.	Giuşcăite	Ag₂Tl₄Pb₄As₂₀Sb₂S₄₀	Mon. m
2.HD.05e	Chabournéite	Ag_zTl_8-x-zPb_4+2xSb_40-x-yAs_yS₆₈ with 0.00 < x < 0.40(9), 16.15(3)< y < 19.11(10), 0.04(4) < z < 0.11(6)	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.05	Lorándite	TlAsS₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.05	Weissbergite	TlSbS₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.05e	Dalnegroite	(Tl₄Pb₂)(As₁₂Sb₈)S₃₄	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.15	Christite	TlHgAsS₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
2.HD.15	Richardsollyite	TlPbAsS₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.20	Jankovićite	Tl₅Sb₉(As,Sb)₄S₂₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.25	Rebulite	Tl₅Sb₅As₈S₂₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.30	Imhofite	Tl_5.8As_15.4S₂₆	Mon. 2/m
2.HD.35	Edenharterite	PbTlAs₃S₆	Orth. mm2 : Fdd2
2.HD.40	Jentschite	TlPbAs₂SbS₆	Mon. 2/m
2.HD.45	Protochabournéite	Tl_4-xPb_2+2xSb_20-x-yAs_yS₃₄ with 0.02(2) < x < 0.34(2), 5.71(9) < y < 6.69(9)	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.50	Bernardite	TlAs₅S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.55	Sicherite	TlAg₂(As,Sb)₃S₆	Orth.
2.HD.55	Geuerite	Ag₂Tl₄Pb₄As₂₂S₄₀	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.60	Gabrielite	Tl₆Ag₃Cu₆(As,Sb)₉S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.65	Tsygankoite	Mn₈Tl₈Hg₂(Sb₂₁Pb₂Tl)S₄₈	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.HD.70	Drechslerite	Tl₄(Sb_4-xAs_x)S₈ (1 < x < 2)	Tric. 1 : P1

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

Contains thallium, lead and arsenic, three toxic elements - always wash hands after handling. Avoid inhaling dust when handling or breaking. Never lick or ingest.

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References for HutchinsoniteHide

Reference List:

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen: 86: 163-178.

Solly, R.H. (1904) On some minerals from Binnenthal. Cambridge Philosophical Society, Proceedings: 12: 277-277.

Solly, R.H. (1905) Some new minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 72-82.

Smith, G.F.H., Prior, G.T. (1907) Red Silver Minerals from the Binnenthal, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 283-307.

Guisca (1930), Min. Mitt.: 10: 170.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.468-470

Takéuchi, Y., Ghose, Subrata, Nowacki, W. (1965) The crystal structure of hutchinsonite, (Tl,Pb)2As5S9. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 121 (5) 321-348 doi:10.1524/zkri.1965.121.5.321

White, J.S. & Nelen, J.A. (1985): Hutchinsonite from Quiruvilca, Peru. The Mineralogical Record: 16: 459-460.

Matsushita, Y., Takéuchi, Y. (1994) Refinement of the crystal structure of hutchinsonite, TlPbAs₅S₉. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 209 (6) 475-478 doi:10.1524/zkri.1994.209.6.475

Roth, P. (2007) Hutchinsonite. in Minerals first discovered in Switzerland and minerals named after Swiss individuals, Kristallografik Verlag (Achberg Germany): 84-85.

(2023) Hutchinsonite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for HutchinsoniteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


China
Anhui Ma'anshan He County ⓘ Xiangquan Tl deposit	Zhou et al. (2005)
Hubei Huangshi Yangxin Co. Fengshan ore field ⓘ Zhulintang Au deposit	Guanglong Shu et al. (2007)
Yunnan Chuxiong Nanhua County ⓘ Nanhua As-Tl deposit	Zhang Zhong and Long Jiangping (1994) +3 other references

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Region Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Wiesloch ⓘ Gänsberg	undefined +2 other references
ⓘ Segen Gottes Mine	Ramdohr (1969)

Iran
West Azerbaijan Province Takab County ⓘ Zareh Shuran Mine

Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Shiribeshi Subprefecture Abuta District Takarada ⓘ Tohya mine	Shimizu et al. (1999)

Peru
La Libertad Santiago de Chuco Province Quiruvilca District ⓘ Quiruvilca Mine	White et al. (1985) +1 other reference

Russia
Sverdlovsk Oblast Serovsky District Turya river Tur'insk ⓘ Vorontsovskoe deposit (Vorontsovsk gold deposit; Vorontsovka deposit)	Stepanov +9 other references

Switzerland (TL)
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry (TL)	Cambridge Phil.Soc.Proc. (1904) +1 other reference

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