Routhierite

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Routhierite
Category	Mineral
Chemical formula	TlHgAsS3
Identification
Color	Violet-red
Crystal habit	Anhedral grains, xenomorphic grains and veinlets
Crystal system	Tetragonal
Twinning	Microscopic polysynthetic twin lamellae
Cleavage	2; two perpendicular
Mohs Scale hardness	3.5
Luster	Metallic
Density	5.83
Diaphaneity	Opaque

Routhierite is a mineral named after Pierre Routhier, Professor of Economic Geology in Paris.

[edit] References

• Routhierite. museum of Paris Ecole des mines.
• Routhierite. Handbook of Mineralogy University of Arizona.
• Routhierite. mindat.org the mineral database.
• Routhierite Mineral Data
• mineralatlas.com