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Aktashite

Sulfides and sulfosalts trigonal #0072

Aktashite is a mineral species described as sulfosalt mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂
Strunz code 2.GA.30
Class Sulfides and sulfosalts
Crystal system trigonal
Type locality
Named after Aktash
Streak
Aktashite specimen
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

Hg
36.09%
S
23.07%
Cu
22.87%
As
17.97%

Molar mass 1667.46 g/mol

Physical

Mohs
Density
g/cm³