General Information: Chemical Formula:Ag2S
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 247.80 gm)
Silver 87.06 %
AgSulfur 12.94 %
S Empirical Formula: Ag2S
Name Origin:From the Greek, akanta, meaning "arrow." After the Latin, argentum, meaning "silver". Argentite is stable above 179 C. Acanthite is stable below 179 C.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Poor, [110] Poor
Color:lead gray, gray, or black.
Density:7.2 - 7.4, Average = 7.3
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Blocky - Crystal shape tends to be equant (e.g. feldspars)., Skeletal - Crystals form crude outlines with missing faces., Arborescent - "Tree like" growths of branched systems (e.g. s ilver).
Hardness:2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Metallic
Streak:shining black
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