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hexagonaluncommonHalides
Iodargyrite
AgI
Iodargyrite typically forms small, translucent, yellowish-green hexagonal crystals, often tabular or prismatic, sometimes appearing as waxy coatings or masses.
Iodargyrite Physical Properties
Mohs Hardness
1.5Crystal System
hexagonalLuster
adamantineStreak Color
yellowish-whiteCleavage
noneFracture
conchoidalSpecific Gravity
5.6Colors
yellow, greenish-yellow, brown, colorlessTransparency
transparentType Locality
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, AustraliaMineral Group
HalidesUses
collector's mineral, minor silver oreAssociated Minerals
silver, cerussite, anglesite, smithsonite, mimetite, native copperRarity
uncommonGeological Context
This mineral is a secondary halide, forming in the oxidized zones of silver deposits where silver-bearing solutions react with iodide ions, often in arid environments.
