| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Galkhaite |
| Formula: | (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
| Habit: | Red cubes to 5mm, gray crystals to 1.2cm |
| Colour: | Nearly black in reflected light; dark red in transmitted light |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Fluorite
Getchellite
Orpiment
Pyrite
Quartz
Realgar
Stibnite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 22 |
| Realgar | 5 |
| Fluorite | 4 |
| Orpiment | 3 |
| Stilbite Subgroup | 3 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Pyrite | 2 |
| Baryte | 1 |
| Stibnite | 1 |
| Getchellite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Galkhaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (86 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37307 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37307:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Galkhaite in this Region |
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| Summer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| Turquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Galkhaite |
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| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘHansen Creek Deposit, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘTurquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘTurquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
| 77.6km (48.2 miles) | ⓘRodeo Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA |
| 85.2km (52.9 miles) | ⓘCarlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA |
| References |
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Bowell, R.J., Perkins, W.F., Tahija, D., Ackerman, J., Mansanti, J. (2005) Application of LAICPMS to trouble shooting mineral processing problems at the Getchell mine, Nevada. Minerals Engineering, 18 (8). 754-761 doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2005.03.010 |
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Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA