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Hutchinsonite
- Quiruvilca mine
- La Libertad Region
- Peru
- 6.5 × 4.2 × 3.1 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Hutchinsonite is a lead thallium arsenic sulfosalt (Moëlo et al., 2008). The mineral name honors Arthur Hutchinson (1866-1937), former professor of mineralogy at Cambridge (Solly, 1905). Hutchinsonite forms submetallic dark gray cystals to 5 mm with aggregates of greenish yellow orpiment. The matrix is quartz and pyrite.
From the collection of E.R. Laskowski (1949-2020). Laskowski acquired this specimen from Golden Minerals; labels from Laskowski and Golden Minerals accompany the specimen.
Price: $150
Item code: MS1822
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