Gallite
CuGaS2 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for the mineral's gallium content.
| IMA status : | Valid species (Pre-IMA 1958) Grandfathered |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
02.09.01.03 |
| (02) Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | |
| (02.09) where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 | |
| (02.09.01) Chalcopyrite Group (Tetragonal: I-42d) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
02.CB.10a |
| (02) Sulfides | |
| (02.C) Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) | |
| (02.CB) With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc. | |
| Crystal system: | Tetragonal System |
| Point group (H-M): | 42m (or 4 2m) — scalenohedral |