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Multiple photos availableGalkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

Chauvai (Chauvay) Sb-Hg Deposit, Alai (Alay) Range, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

6 mm wide aggregate of red Cs-, Tl- and Hg- bearing thioarsenate, galkhaite. Not as perfect as Getchell Mine crystalline samples, however this one seem to have some crystal faces, too. Obtained from Jiri Spalek (Igor Pekov specimen) - thanks!
Photo ID: 135837    View Count: 151

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine; Old Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Dark-red xls of Galkhaite on quartz. Picture width 3,5 mm. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas.
 © O. DziallasPhoto ID: 39224    View Count: 391

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

McDermitt Mine (Cordero Mine; Old Cordero Mine), Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Picture width 3mm. Photographer and collection O. Dziallas.
 © O. DziallasPhoto ID: 37945    View Count: 338

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

A cluster of interpenetrating cubic galkhaite crystals. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki 2004 (.0585.2). Field of view 1.8 mm wide. Supplied by Tim Jokela of ELEMENT 51, Strothroyal, Ontario. Krotki Micromount Collection.
 © Saul Krotki 2004Photo ID: 18526    View Count: 464

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

2mm xl of galkhaite. JBS specimen and photo.
 © 2004 JBSPhoto ID: 19262    View Count: 693

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Galkhaite crystal cluster on stilbite matrix. Cube forms modified by the dodecahedron. Photomicrograph © Saul Krotki (.0545.2). Field of view 3.0 mm. Krotki Micromount Collection.
 © Saul Krotki 2004Photo ID: 15841    View Count: 476

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Red cubic crystals of galkhaite. Picture size 11 mm. Photographer and collection Thomas Witzke.
 © Thomas WitzkePhoto ID: 8116    View Count: 573

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12, Quartz : SiO2

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

FOV : 3mm
 © P Le RochPhoto ID: 180485    View Count: 136

Multiple photos availableGalkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Field of view 7 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 97-044.

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 26th Sep 2006
 © 2006 M. KampfPhoto ID: 60377    View Count: 644

Galkhaite : (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12, Quartz : SiO2

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Charlie thought this was perhaps the best specimen around,using the phrase "off the charts," and I can say I have not seen better. It wsa supposedly found about 30-40 years ago. It features dozens of SHARP, wine-red crystals of this very rare thallium-rich species that also has a smorgasboard of other elements in it. Here we have several dozen ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 114172    View Count: 158
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