Routhierite

Routhierite

Routhierite

Rare thallium sulfosalt mineral

Routhierite is a rare thallium sulfosalt mineral with formula Tl(Cu,Ag)(Hg,Zn)2(As,Sb)2S6.

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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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Handbook of Mineralogy
  3. [3]
    "Routhierite". mindat.org the mineral database.
  4. [4]
    Routhierite Mineral Data
  5. [5]
    Biography in french (archived)


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