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Carlinite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
Tl2S
Colour:
Grey
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
1½ - 2
Specific Gravity:
8.1
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
Named for the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada, USA, type locality.
This page provides mineralogical data about Carlinite.


First published:
1975
Type description reference:

Classification of Carlinite

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
D : With Hg, Tl

Dana 8th ed.:
2.4.13.1

2 : SULFIDES
4 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:
3.5.11

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Grey
Comment:
Oxidized surfaces become darker and duller.
Streak:
Dark grey to black
Hardness:
1½ - 2 onMohs scale
Hardness:
VHN50=20.1 - 23.8 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Sectile
Cleavage:
Perfect
(0001)
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
8.1 g/cm3 (Measured)    8.55 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Carlinite

Crystallography of Carlinite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Subhedral to anhedral grains ranging from about 5 to 500 µm in diameter. Most grains are irregular and slightly rounded with a few grains showing poorly defined rhombohedral and tabular form.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Department of Geology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, Epithermal Minerals Collection.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, number 132497.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Carlin type gold deposit.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Native AntimonyNative ArsenicNative GoldNative MercuryQuartz
Reference:
Radtke, Arthur S., Dickson, Frank W. (1975) Carlinite, Tl2S, a new mineral from Nevada.American Mineralogist, 60 (7-8) 559-565

Synonyms of Carlinite

Other Language Names for Carlinite

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