Hutchinsonite
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Hutchinsonite is a sulfosalt mineral of thallium
, arsenic
and lead
with formula (Tl,Pb)2As5S9. Hutchinsonite is a rare hydrothermal mineral.
It was first discovered in Binnental, Switzerland
in 1904 and named after Cambridge mineralogist Arthur Hutchinson, F.R.S. (1866–1937).
Thallium
Thallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. This soft gray poor metal resembles tin but discolors when exposed to air. The two chemists William Crookes and Claude-Auguste Lamy discovered thallium independently in 1861 by the newly developed method of flame spectroscopy...
, arsenic
Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As, atomic number 33 and relative atomic mass 74.92. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. It was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250.Arsenic is a metalloid...
and lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
with formula (Tl,Pb)2As5S9. Hutchinsonite is a rare hydrothermal mineral.
It was first discovered in Binnental, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in 1904 and named after Cambridge mineralogist Arthur Hutchinson, F.R.S. (1866–1937).