General Information: Chemical Formula:AgCl
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 143.32 gm)
Silver 75.26 %
AgChlorine 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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