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

Pronounciation of HutchinsoniteHide

Pronounciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon & Katya 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

Type:

Anisotropic

Anisotropism:

Strong

Dispersion:

marked to extreme

Internal Reflections:

Marked carmine-red

Chemical Properties of HutchinsoniteHide

Formula:

TlPbAs₅S₉

Elements listed:

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

Common Impurities:

Ag,Sb

Crystallography of HutchinsoniteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.8 Å, b = 35.35 Å, c = 8.16 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.306 : 1 : 0.231

Unit Cell V:

3,115.32 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

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

Type Occurrence of HutchinsoniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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:

Orpiment	102 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Orpiment on mindat.org.
Baryte	42 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Baryte on mindat.org.
Pyrite	20 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Pyrite on mindat.org.
Realgar	14 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Realgar on mindat.org.
Arsenic	9 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Arsenic on mindat.org.
Argentobaumhauerite	6 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Argentobaumhauerite on mindat.org.
Quartz	4 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Quartz on mindat.org.
Sphalerite	3 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Sphalerite on mindat.org.
Jordanite	3 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Jordanite on mindat.org.
Geocronite	3 photos of Hutchinsonite associated with Geocronite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

2.HD.05	Lorándite	TlAsS₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.05	Weissbergite	TlSbS₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.HD.15	Christite	TlHgAsS₃	Mon. 2/m
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.
2.HD.40	Jentschite	TlPbAs₂SbS₆	Mon.
2.HD.50	Bernardite	TlAs₅S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.HD.55	Sicherite	TlAg₂(As,Sb)₃S₆	Orth.
2.HD.60	Gabrielite	Tl₆Ag₃Cu₆(As,Sb)₉S₂₁	Tric. 1 : P1

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

5.5.1	Lorándite	TlAsS₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
5.5.2	Ellisite	Tl₃AsS₃	Trig. 3m : R3m
5.5.3	Imhofite	Tl_5.8As_15.4S₂₆	Mon. 2/m
5.5.4	Simonite	TlHgAs₃S₆	Mon. 2/m
5.5.6	Christite	TlHgAsS₃	Mon. 2/m
5.5.6	Routhierite	Tl(Cu,Ag)(Hg,Zn)₂(As,Sb)₂S₆	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2m
5.5.8	Wallisite	(Cu,Ag)TlPbAs₂S₅	Tric.
5.5.9	Bernardite	TlAs₅S₈	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
5.5.10	Vrbaite	Hg₃Tl₄As₈Sb₂S₂₀	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
5.5.11	Rebulite	Tl₅Sb₅As₈S₂₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
5.5.12	Gillulyite	Tl₂(As,Sb)₈S₁₃	Mon.
5.5.13	Weissbergite	TlSbS₂	Tric. 1 : P1
5.5.14	Rohaite	(Tl,Pb,K)₂Cu_8.7Sb₂S₄	Orth.
5.5.15	Vaughanite	TlHgSb₄S₇	Tric.
5.5.16	Chalcothallite	Tl₂(Cu,Fe)₆SbS₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
5.5.17	Pierrotite	Tl₂(Sb,As)₁₀S₁₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
5.5.18	Parapierrotite	TlSb₅S₈	Mon. m
5.5.19	Criddleite	TlAg₂Au₃Sb₁₀S₁₀	Mon.
5.5.20	Chabournéite	Tl₄Pb₂(Sb,As)₂₀S₃₄	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.

References for HutchinsoniteHide

Reference List:

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Solly (1904), Cambridge Philosophical Society, Proceedings: 12: 277.

Solly (1905), Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 72.

Smith and Prior (1907), Mineralogical Magazine: 14: 283.

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

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 468-470.

Takéuchi, Y., Ghose, S., Nowacki, W. (1965): The crystal structure of hutchinsonite, (Tl,Pb)2As5S9. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 121, 321-348.

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

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

Matsushita, Y., Takéuchi, Y. (1994): Refinement of the crystal structure of hutchinsonite, TlPbAs5S9. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 209, 475-478.

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Localities for HutchinsoniteHide

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Locality ListHide

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- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

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


China
Anhui Province Ma'anshan Prefecture He Co. ⓘ Xiangquan Tl deposit	Zhou, T.F., Fan, Y., Yuan, F., Wu, M.A., Hou, M.J., Voicu, G., Hu, Q.H., Zhang, Q.M., and Yue, S.C. (2005): Mineralogy and Petrology 85(3/4), 243-251
Hubei Province Huangshi Prefecture Yangxin Co. Fengshan ore field ⓘ Zhulintang Au deposit	Guanglong Shu, Shimin Ma, and Jishun Liu (2007): Geology and Prospecting 43(2), 1-7
Yunnan Province Chuxiong Autonomous Prefecture Nanhua Co. ⓘ Nanhua Tl-As deposit	Baogui Zhang, Zhong Zhang, Guohong Gong, Sanxue Wang, and Mingzai Wang (1995): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 15(2), 138-143; Minzhi Yang (2000): Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry 19(4), 381-383

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Wiesloch ⓘ Segen Gottes Mine	P. Ramdohr, (1980) The Ore Minerals and Their Intergrowths,2nd ed., Pergammon Press, pg 740.

Iran
West Azarbaijan Province (West Azerbaijan Province) Takab (Takan Tepe) ⓘ Zareh Shuran Mine (Zarshuran Mine; Zarshouran Mine; Zarehehuran)	W. H. Paar, A. Pring, Y. Moëlo, C. J. Stanley, H. Putz, D. Topa, A. C. Roberts, R. S. W. Braithwaite (2009): Daliranite, PbHgAs2S6, a new sulphosalt from the Zarshouran Au-As deposit, Takab region, Iran. Mineralogical Magazine, 73, 871-881.

Japan
Hokkaido Abuta-gun Takarada ⓘ Tohya mine (Toya mine; Tohya-Takarada mine)	Shimizu, M., Matsuyama, F. and Shimizu, M. (1999): Hutchinsonite, TlPb(As,Sb)5S9 chabournéite, Tl2Pb(Sb,As)10S17 and unnamed (Tl,Ag)2Pb6(As,Sb)16S31 from the Toya-Takarada mine, Hokkaido, Japan －Tl mineralisation in the Kuroko deposits. Resource Geology, Special Issue no. 20, 31-37.

Peru
La Libertad Department Santiago de Chuco Province Quiruvilca District ⓘ Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine)	White, J.S. & Nelen, J.A. (1985): Hutchinsonite from Quiruvilca, Peru. Mineralogical Record 16, 459-460; Hyrsl & Rosales (2003) Mineralogical Record, 34, 241-254

Switzerland (TL)
Wallis (Valais) Binn Valley Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld) ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry (TL)	Cambridge Phil.Soc.Proc.(1904) 12, 277 and Mineralogical Magazine(1905) 14, 72-82

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Classification of HutchinsoniteHide