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Galkhaite from
Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galkhaite
Formula:(Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galkhaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:55693
Long-form Identifier:1:3:55693:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galkhaite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘRodeo Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘEnfield Mine (Jerritt Canyon gold mine; Bell mine; Marlboro Canyon; Allchem; Generator Hill pits), Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
84.1km (52.2 miles) ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘHansen Creek Deposit, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘGetchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Rota, Joseph C. (1989) An Occurrence of Orpiment at the Carlin Gold Mine, Nevada. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (6) 469-471
 
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