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Iodargyrite with Chlorargyrite, Smithsonite & Aurichalcite

#PD42580
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Iodargyrite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia - PD42580
Iodargyrite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia - PD42580

Iodargyrite with Chlorargyrite, Smithsonite & Aurichalcite

#PD42580
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
AgI (RRUFF)
Locality
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Tagged
silver

There is a lot of stuff going on in this specimen. The Iodargyrite occurs as waxy, yellow crystals grains to 3mm and the Chlorargyite occurs as waxy brown grains and crystals to 1mm and less. There is also Aurichalcite which occurs as tiny less than 1mm spheroidal sprays. The Smithsonite is a beautiful blue prismatic crystal to 2mm. You'll have fun scoping this one!

Iodargyrite

Formula
AgI 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Platy 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine - Greasy 
Color
colorless, pale yellow, yellow, greenish yellow, gray 
Streak
white 
Class
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Pyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal - Uneven 
Hardness
1.5-2 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
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