Galkhaite Explained

Galkhaite
Category:	Sulfosalt minerals
Imasymbol:	Gkh^[1]
Strunz:	2.GB.20
System:	Cubic
Class:	Hextetrahedral (3m) H-M symbol: (3m)
Symmetry:	I3m

Galkhaite is a rare and chemically complex sulfosalt mineral from a group of natural thioarsenites. Its formula is, 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

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2. Web site: Galkhaite. handbookofmineralogy.com. Handbook of Mineralogy (original description by Gruzdev et al. 1972). October 3, 2020.
3. Web site: Galkhaite. mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. October 3, 2020.
4. Web site: Galkhaite Mineral Data. webmineral.com. David Barthelmy. October 3, 2020.
5. Arehart. G.B.. Chakurian. A.M.. Tretbar. D.R.. Christensen. J.N.. McInnes. B.A.. Donelick. R.A.. Evaluation of Radioisotope Dating of Carlin-Type Deposits in the Great Basin, Western North America, and Implications for Deposit Genesis. Economic Geology. 2003. 98. 2 . 235–248. 10.2113/gsecongeo.98.2.235 . 2003EcGeo..98..235A . October 3, 2020.