Routhierite
Rare thallium sulfosalt mineral
(repeating unit)H-M symbol: (4mm)
c = 11.3122(12) [Å]; Z = 4
Routhierite is a rare thallium sulfosalt mineral with formula Tl(Cu,Ag)(Hg,Zn)2(As,Sb)2S6.
It was first described in 1974 for an occurrence in the Jas Roux deposit in the French Alps.[3] It was named after French geologist Pierre Routhier (1916–2008).[5] It is also reported from the Northern Ural Mountains, Russia and the Thunder Bay district of Ontario, Canada.[2]
References
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ a b Handbook of Mineralogy
- ^ a b "Routhierite". mindat.org the mineral database.
- ^ Routhierite Mineral Data
- ^ Biography in french (archived)
- "Routhierite". museum of Paris Ecole des mines.
- mineralatlas.com
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