Horsfordite
A discredited species name
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Eben Norton Horsford [27 July 1818 Moscow (now Livonia), New York, USA – 1 January 1893 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA]
Formula:
Cu, Sb
Colour:
White
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4 - 5
Name:
Named after Professor Eben Norton Horsford [27 July 1818 Moscow (now Livonia), New York, USA – 1 January 1893 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA], Rumford Professor of Chemistry, Harvard University. Horsford made a fortune re-formulating baking powder, which he named Rumford Baking Powder. He was a strong financial contributor to women's education and Norumbega Hall at Wesleyan College, Middletown, Connecticut was named for him. Horsford was on one of the boards of the college. Horsford also indulged an intense interest in Vikings and whether Vineland was actually in Massachusetts and he published several volumes on the subject.
Smelter product. Metallurgical(?) mixture of three phases with the approximate bulk composition Cu5Sb.
Originally reported from Mytilene, Lesbos Island (Nisos Lésvos; Mytilene; Mytilini ), Lésvos (Lesbos; Mytilene; Mytilini) Prefecture, Aegean Islands (Aiyaíon) Department, Greece.
Originally reported from Mytilene, Lesbos Island (Nisos Lésvos; Mytilene; Mytilini ), Lésvos (Lesbos; Mytilene; Mytilini) Prefecture, Aegean Islands (Aiyaíon) Department, Greece.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1932
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1932:9
IMA Classification of Horsfordite
Discredited
Classification of Horsfordite
1.44
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
Pronunciation of Horsfordite
Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Horsfordite
Chemistry of Horsfordite
Mindat Formula:
Cu, Sb
Elements listed:
Other Language Names for Horsfordite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Horsfordite
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Localities for Horsfordite
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- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
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Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Greece | |
| Dana et al. (1944) |
