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Livingstonite

livingstonite

HgSb4S6(S2)

Livingstonite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Livingstonite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Livingstonite is a mercury antimony sulfosalt mineral. It occurs in low-temperature hydrothermal veins associated with cinnabar, stibnite, sulfur and gypsum. It was first described in 1874 for an occurrence in Huitzuco de los Figueroa, Guerrero, Mexico. It was named to honor Scottish explorer of Africa, David Livingstone. Its crystal structure was determined in 1957 and redetermined in 1975.

Scientific references

  1. Livingstonite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929619 Link
  2. Livingstonite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingstonite Link