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Galkhaite

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Galkhaite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Chauvai, Batken, Kyrgyzstan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.4 × 1.7 cm
Description

A nice specimen of Galkhaite from a rarely seen locality.   Galkhaite is a rare sulfide with essential cesium and mercury.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Galkhaite

Formula: 
(Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12
Strunz: 
2.GB.20
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Khaidarkan Sb-Hg deposit (Chaidarkan), Fergana Valley, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

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