Chemistry:Galkhaite
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| Galkhaite | |
|---|---|
 Galkhaite crystals to 3 mm on matrix, Getchell Mine, Nevada. | |
| General | |
| Category | Sulfosalt minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn) 6(As,Sb) 4S 12 |
| Strunz classification | 2.GB.20 |
| Crystal system | Cubic |
| Crystal class | Hextetrahedral (43m) H-M symbol: (4 3m) |
| Space group | I43m |
Galkhaite is a rare and chemically complex sulfosalt mineral from a group of natural thioarsenites. Its formula is (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)
6(As,Sb)
4S
12, making the mineral the only known natural Cs-Hg and Cs-As phase. It occurs in Carlin-type hydrothermal deposits.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ "Galkhaite". Handbook of Mineralogy (original description by Gruzdev et al. 1972). http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/galkhaite.pdf.
- ↑ "Galkhaite". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. http://www.mindat.org/min-1643.html.
- ↑ "Galkhaite Mineral Data". David Barthelmy. http://webmineral.com/data/Galkhaite.shtml.
- ↑ Arehart, G.B.; Chakurian, A.M.; Tretbar, D.R.; Christensen, J.N.; McInnes, B.A.; Donelick, R.A. (2003). "Evaluation of Radioisotope Dating of Carlin-Type Deposits in the Great Basin, Western North America, and Implications for Deposit Genesis". Economic Geology 98: 235–248. https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/segweb/economicgeology/article/98/2/235/22278/Evaluation-of-Radioisotope-Dating-of-Carlin-Type. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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