Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a></bdi> (CC BY-SA 3.0)
cubicuncommonHalides
Chlorargyrite
AgCl
This specimen features yellowish-green to greenish-gray, waxy-looking crystals of chlorargyrite, possibly forming cubic or massive aggregates, on a matrix.
Chlorargyrite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
1.5Crystal System
cubicLuster
adamantineStreak Color
whiteCleavage
noneFracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
5.55Colors
yellowish-green, greenish-gray, white, gray, colorlessTransparency
transparentType Locality
Broken Hill, New South Wales, AustraliaMineral Group
HalidesUses
silver ore, collectorAssociated Minerals
iodargyrite, bromargyrite, native silver, cerussite, anglesite, limonite, quartzRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Chlorargyrite is a secondary mineral that forms in the oxidized zone of silver-bearing ore deposits, particularly in arid climates, as a product of the alteration of primary silver minerals.
