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Iodargyrite

#46996

Iodargyrite

#46996
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 5.5 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
AgI (RRUFF)
Locality
Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Tagged
silver

An incredibly rich specimen with crystalline yellow, waxy masses of Iodargyrite in a large 5.5x4cm area. There is probably some Chlorargyrite here seen as grey crystals. One crystal is 9mm.

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
Robert J. Waidler Collection

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