Aktashite is a rare
arsenic sulfosalt mineral with formula Cu
6Hg
3As
4S
12. It is a
copper mercury
Mercury commonly refers to:
* Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun
* Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg
* Mercury (mythology), a Roman god
Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to:
Companies
* Merc ...
-bearing
sulfosalt and is the only sulfosalt mineral with essential Cu and Hg yet known. It is of
hydrothermal origin. It was published without approval of the IMA-CNMNC, but recognized as valid species by the IMA-CNMNC Sulfosalts Subcommittee (2008).
References
Arsenic minerals
Mercury minerals
Copper minerals
Sulfosalt minerals
Trigonal minerals
Minerals in space group 146
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