General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ag
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 107.87 gm)
Silver 100.0 % Ag
Empirical Formula:
Ag
Environment:
In sulfide ore veins.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA
Locality:
Mexico and Norway have large deposits of silver.
Name Origin:
Anglo-Saxon, of unknown origin.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
silver white, gray white, or gray.
Density:
10 - 11, Average = 10.5
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Arborescent - "Tree like" growths of branched systems (e.g. silver)., Dendritic - Branching "tree-like" growths of great complexity (e.g. pyrolusite)., Massive - Uniformly indistingui shable crystals forming large masses.
Hardness:
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
silver white
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