Galkhaite
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Galkhaite is a rare and chemically complex sulfosalt mineral from a group of natural thioarsenite
s. Its formula is (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12, making the mineral the only known natural Cs-Hg and Cs-As phase. It occurs in Carlin-type hydrothermal deposits.
Thioarsenite
Thioarsenites are sulfosalts with arsenic in the semi-metal site. An example is relatively common mineral proustite, Ag3AsS3....
s. Its formula is (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12, making the mineral the only known natural Cs-Hg and Cs-As phase. It occurs in Carlin-type hydrothermal deposits.