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Routhierite

routhierite

CuTlHg2As2S6

Routhierite archived mineral specimens

Routhierite archived mineral specimens — via www.dakotamatrix.com · Source

Overview

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. It was named after French geologist Pierre Routhier (1916–2008). It is also reported from the Northern Ural Mountains, Russia and the Thunder Bay district of Ontario, Canada.

Scientific references

  1. Routhierite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1058788 Link
  2. Routhierite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routhierite Link