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Galkhaite R070394

Name: Galkhaite
RRUFF ID: R070394
Ideal Chemistry: (Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂
Locality: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Source: Michael Scott S104412 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Dark red cubes associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Groups: [ Galkhaite (1) ] [ Tetrahedrite (11) ] [ Tennantite (1) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070394.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070394

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070394.1

Sample Description:

Powder

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.3906(2)Å b: 10.3906(2)Å c: 10.3906(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1121.81(6)Å³ Crystal System: cubic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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	DIF File
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	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Galkhaite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Grudzen V S, Stepanov V I, Shumkova N G, Chernitsova M M, Yudin R N, Bryzgalov I A (1972) Galkhaite, HgAsS₂, a new mineral from arsenic-antimony-mercury deposits of the USSR, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 205, 1194-1197 [view file]
Fleischer M (1974) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 59, 208-212 [view file]
Divjakovic V, Nowacki W (1975) Die kristallstruktur von galchait [Hg_0.76(Cu,Zn)_0.24]₁₂Tl_0.96(AsS₃)₈, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1975, 291-293
Kaplunnik L N, Pobedimskaya E A, Belov N V (1975) The crystal structure of galkhaite, HgAsS₂, Soviet Physics - Doklady, 20, 723-724
Kaplunnik L N, Pobedimskaya E A, Belov N V (1975) The crystal structure of galkhaite HgAsS₂, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 225, 561-563 [view file]
Chen T T, Szymanski J T (1981) The structure and chemistry of galkhaite, a mercury sulfosalt containing Cs and Tl, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 571-581 [view file]
Chen T T, Szymanski J T (1982) A comparison of galkhaite from Nevada and from the type locality, Khaydarkan, Kirgizia, U.S.S.R., The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 575-577 [view file]
Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Burns R G, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 471-475 [view file]
Pekov I V, Bryzgalov I A (2006) New data on galkhaite, New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 41, 26-32 [view file]
Pekov I V, Bryzgalov I A (2006) New data on galkhaite (Russian), New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 41, 26-32 [view file]
Borisov S V, Magarill S A, Pervukhina N V (2009) Characteristic features of crystal chemistry of natural mercury-containing sulfides and sulfosalts, Journal of Structural Chemistry, 50, 853-860
Vasil'ev V I, Pervukhina N V, Borisov S V, Magarill S A (2010) New data on the composition and crystal structure of galkhaite, (Hg,Cu)₆(Cs,Tl)(As,Sb)₄S₁₂, Geology of Ore Deposits, 52, 662-668 [view file]
Biagioni C, Bindi L, Zaccarini F (2014) Crystal chemistry of mercury sulfosalts – galkhaite, (Hg_5+xCu_1-x)Cs_1-xAs₄S₁₂ (x≈0): crystal structure and revision of the chemical formula, The Canadian Mineralogist, 52, 873-882 [view file]

REFERENCES for Galkhaite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Grudzen V S, Stepanov V I, Shumkova N G, Chernitsova M M, Yudin R N, Bryzgalov I A (1972) Galkhaite, HgAsS₂, a new mineral from arsenic-antimony-mercury deposits of the USSR, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 205, 1194-1197 [view file]

Fleischer M (1974) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 59, 208-212 [view file]

Divjakovic V, Nowacki W (1975) Die kristallstruktur von galchait [Hg_0.76(Cu,Zn)_0.24]₁₂Tl_0.96(AsS₃)₈, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1975, 291-293

Kaplunnik L N, Pobedimskaya E A, Belov N V (1975) The crystal structure of galkhaite, HgAsS₂, Soviet Physics - Doklady, 20, 723-724

Kaplunnik L N, Pobedimskaya E A, Belov N V (1975) The crystal structure of galkhaite HgAsS₂, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 225, 561-563 [view file]

Chen T T, Szymanski J T (1981) The structure and chemistry of galkhaite, a mercury sulfosalt containing Cs and Tl, The Canadian Mineralogist, 19, 571-581 [view file]

Chen T T, Szymanski J T (1982) A comparison of galkhaite from Nevada and from the type locality, Khaydarkan, Kirgizia, U.S.S.R., The Canadian Mineralogist, 20, 575-577 [view file]

Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Burns R G, Pabst A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 471-475 [view file]

Pekov I V, Bryzgalov I A (2006) New data on galkhaite, New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 41, 26-32 [view file]

Pekov I V, Bryzgalov I A (2006) New data on galkhaite (Russian), New Data on Minerals. Moscow, 41, 26-32 [view file]

Borisov S V, Magarill S A, Pervukhina N V (2009) Characteristic features of crystal chemistry of natural mercury-containing sulfides and sulfosalts, Journal of Structural Chemistry, 50, 853-860

Vasil'ev V I, Pervukhina N V, Borisov S V, Magarill S A (2010) New data on the composition and crystal structure of galkhaite, (Hg,Cu)₆(Cs,Tl)(As,Sb)₄S₁₂, Geology of Ore Deposits, 52, 662-668 [view file]

Biagioni C, Bindi L, Zaccarini F (2014) Crystal chemistry of mercury sulfosalts – galkhaite, (Hg_5+xCu_1-x)Cs_1-xAs₄S₁₂ (x≈0): crystal structure and revision of the chemical formula, The Canadian Mineralogist, 52, 873-882 [view file]