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 botryoidal to mammillary masses of chlorargyrite, displaying a waxy to resinous luster and a yellowish-green to brownish-green hue.
Chlorargyrite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
2Crystal System
cubicLuster
adamantineStreak Color
whiteCleavage
noneFracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
5.55Colors
colorless, white, gray, yellow, green, brown, violetTransparency
transparentType Locality
Broken Hill, New South Wales, AustraliaMineral Group
HalidesUses
minor ore of silver, collectorAssociated Minerals
native silver, cerussite, malachite, limoniteRarity
uncommonGeological Context
Chlorargyrite is a secondary mineral that forms in the oxidized zones of silver-bearing ore deposits, often in arid environments, through the alteration of primary silver minerals by chloride-rich solutions.
