General Information:
Chemical Formula:
AgCl
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 143.32 gm)
Silver 75.26 % Ag
Chlorine 24.74 % Cl
Empirical Formula:
AgCl
Environment:
Oxidized portions of silver deposits.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1960
Locality:
Broken Hill district, New South Wales, Australia.
Name Origin:
Named after its chemical composition of chlorine (Greek, chloros = "pale green") and silver (Latin, argentum).
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
purplish gray, green, white, or colorless.
Density:
5.55
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to translucent
Habits:
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., Columnar - Forms columns,
Hardness:
1-1.5 - Talc or a little harder
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Adamantine - Resinous
Streak:
white
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