Getchellite Mineral Data

General Getchellite Information
Chemical Formula:	AsSbS3
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 293.81 gm
	Antimony 42.27 % Sb
	Arsenic 24.99 % As
	Sulfur 32.74 % S
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	As_0.98Sb_1.02S₃
Environment:	In an epithermal gold deposit formed in a narrow, steeply-dipping fault zone cutting interbedded Paleozoic (?) shales, argillites, and limestones, near a granodiorite intrusive.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1965
Locality:	At the Getchell mine, about 32 km northeast of Golconda, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	For the locality.
Name Pronunciation:	Getchellite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 42113
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