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Name of the Mineral
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Hutchinsonite
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Chemical formula
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(Pb,Ti)2 (Cu,Ag)As5S10
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Length/Longest Diameter (cm)
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L:4, H:1.8, W:3.5
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Description (Colour, habit, form, hardness, lustre,Streak, feel,Twinning, Cleavage, Fracture any special property)
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Black coloured acicular crystals, Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments, red streak, sub-metallic lustre, good cleavage on {100},
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Class
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Sulphide
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Crystallographic Details
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Orthorhombic System
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Associated minerals/rock
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with Realgar and orpiment
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Locality
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Binnenthal
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State/Country
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Switzeland
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_0555
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Date of Photography
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12/7/2016
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Hutchinsonite
Hutchinsonite belongs to Rocks and Minerals Gallery