Mineral Species containing Silver (Ag )

Mineral Species containing Silver (Ag )

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Silver (Ag ) by %

Silver (Ag) Element Properties
Atomic Mass 107.8682
Atomic Number 47
Name Origins Anglo Saxon, siolfur = "silver": Latin, argentum
Year Discovered Prehistoric
Discovery Credits Known to ancient civilizations.
Remarks Soft, malleable metal with characteristic silver sheen. Stable to water and oxygen but attacked by sulfur compounds in air to form black sulfide layer. Dissolves in sulfuric and nitric acid. Used in photography, silverware, jewelry, electrical industry, and glass (mirrors).

Diagnostic tests: 
Easily reduced on charcoal using a blowpipe or propane torch after roasting the sample forming a malleable silvery bead. 
Silver, along with lead and mercury form white, insoluble chlorides from aqueous solutions.

References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements, ChemiCool
Naturally Occurring Isotopes
Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Ag 106.905092 107 47 51.8400% Stable        
Ag 108.904757 109 47 48.1600% Stable        

Mineral Species sorted by the element Ag (Silver )

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%Ag Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
100.00%Ag Silver   Ag 107.87
98.87%Ag Allargentum   Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16) 108.01
87.06%Ag Acanthite   Ag2S 247.80
87.06%Ag Argentite  * Ag2S 247.80
79.53%Ag Aguilarite   Ag4SeS 542.50
76.51%Ag Argyrodite   Ag8GeS6 1,127.95
75.26%Ag Chlorargyrite   AgCl 143.32
73.85%Ag Billingsleyite   Ag7AsS6 1,022.40
73.50%Ag Canfieldite   Ag8SnS6 1,174.05
73.21%Ag Naumannite   Ag2Se 294.70
72.99%Ag Cervelleite   Ag4TeS 591.14
72.66%Ag Dyscrasite   Ag3Sb 445.35
71.71%Ag Jalpaite   Ag3CuS2 451.28
70.76%Ag Eugenite   Ag9Hg2 1,371.99
68.77%Ag Chenguodaite  ! Ag9FeTe2S4 1,406.90
68.33%Ag Stephanite   Ag5SbS4 789.36
66.52%Ag Selenopolybasite  ! [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2(S,Se)7][Ag9Cu(S,Se)2Se2] 2,378.81
65.74%Ag Benleonardite   Ag8(Sb,As)Te2S3 1,312.68
65.41%Ag Proustite   Ag3AsS3 494.72
65.41%Ag Xanthoconite   Ag3AsS3 494.72
65.16%Ag Embolite  * Ag(Br,Cl) 165.55
65.10%Ag Polybasite   [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] 2,154.03
63.12%Ag Fettelite  ! [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8] 2,720.84
62.84%Ag Hessite   Ag2Te 343.34
62.50%Ag Pearceite   [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] 2,096.80
62.39%Ag Arsenpolybasite   [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] 2,074.59
61.73%Ag Luanheite   Ag3Hg 524.19
61.17%Ag Arcubisite   Ag6CuBiS4 1,058.03
61.02%Ag Antimonpearceite   [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] 2,121.41
60.96%Ag Mckinstryite   (Ag,Cu)2S 212.34
60.87%Ag Tsnigriite   Ag9SbTe3(S,Se)3 1,595.01
60.81%Ag Dervillite   Ag2AsS2 354.79
59.75%Ag Pyrargyrite   Ag3SbS3 541.55
59.75%Ag Pyrostilpnite   Ag3SbS3 541.55
59.22%Ag Selenojalpaite  ! Ag3CuSe2 544.63
57.99%Ag Selenostephanite   Ag5Sb(Se,S)4 930.04
57.45%Ag Bromargyrite   AgBr 187.77
56.98%Ag Stutzite   Ag5-xTe3,(x=0.24-0.36) 889.78
55.35%Ag Uytenbogaardtite   Ag3AuS2 584.70
53.01%Ag Stromeyerite   AgCuS 203.48
50.61%Ag Cupropearceite   [Cu6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] 1,918.21
49.83%Ag Tillmannsite  ! (Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4 645.05
48.25%Ag Cupropolybasite  ! [Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] 2,011.86
47.69%Ag Fischesserite   Ag3AuSe2 678.49
47.34%Ag Lenaite   AgFeS2 227.85
46.78%Ag Samsonite   Ag4MnSb2S6 922.31
46.31%Ag Empressite   AgTe 235.27
45.95%Ag Iodargyrite   AgI 234.77
44.90%Ag Imiterite   Ag2HgS2 480.46
44.65%Ag Paraschachnerite   Ag3Hg2 724.78
44.48%Ag Kurilite  ? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) 363.74
43.69%Ag Smithite   AgAsS2 246.92
43.69%Ag Trechmannite   AgAsS2 246.92
43.56%Ag Argentotennantite   (Ag,Cu)10(Zn,Fe)2(As,Sb)4S13 1,857.26
43.40%Ag Geffroyite   (Ag,Cu,Fe)9(Se,S)8 1,342.22
43.08%Ag Eucairite   CuAgSe 250.37
42.62%Ag Penzhinite   (Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4 759.28
41.71%Ag Petzite   Ag3AuTe2 775.77
41.60%Ag Hocartite   Ag2FeSnS4 518.56
41.22%Ag Cuboargyrite  ! AgSbS 261.68
40.85%Ag Pirquitasite   Ag2ZnSnS4 528.10
40.25%Ag Freibergite   (Ag,Cu,Fe)12(Sb,As)4S13 1,929.46
39.66%Ag Schachnerite   Ag1.1Hg0.9 299.19
39.03%Ag Putzite  ! (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6 925.86
37.73%Ag Stetefeldtite   Ag2Sb2O6(O,OH) 571.74
37.61%Ag Laforetite  ! AgInS2 286.82
37.22%Ag Baumstarkite  ! Ag3(Sb,As)2SbS6 869.54
36.72%Ag Miargyrite   AgSbS2 293.75
36.17%Ag Miersite   (Ag,Cu)I 223.69
34.99%Ag Aramayoite   Ag3Sb2(Sb,Bi)S6 924.87
34.39%Ag Balkanite   Cu9Ag5HgS8 1,568.37
34.21%Ag Sopcheite   Ag4Pd3Te4 1,261.13
34.16%Ag Argentopyrite   AgFe2S3 315.76
34.16%Ag Sternbergite   AgFe2S3 315.76
31.80%Ag Petrovskaite   AuAg(S,Se) 339.25
31.36%Ag Tocornalite   (Ag,Hg)I(?) 257.95
31.02%Ag Kutinaite   Cu14Ag6As7 2,086.72
29.74%Ag Henryite   Cu4Ag3Te4 1,088.19
28.31%Ag Matildite   AgBiS2 380.98
28.31%Ag Danielsite   (Cu,Ag)14HgS8 1,524.05
27.87%Ag Iltisite  ! HgSAg(Cl,Br) 387.09
27.07%Ag Capgaronnite   HgAg(Cl,Br,I)S 398.46
26.39%Ag Amalgam  * Ag2Hg3 817.51
26.39%Ag Moschellandsbergite   Ag2Hg3 817.51
26.29%Ag Quadratite  ! Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3 410.36
24.56%Ag Sicherite  ! TlAg2(As,Sb)3S6 878.49
24.40%Ag Toyohaite   Ag2FeSn3S8 884.24
23.80%Ag Diaphorite   Pb2Ag3Sb3S8 1,359.78
22.78%Ag Perroudite   Hg5-xAg4+xS5-x(Cl,I,Br)4+x 1,894.37
22.72%Ag Bohdanowiczite   AgBiSe2 474.77
22.49%Ag Laffittite   AgHgAsS3 479.58
22.19%Ag Marrite   PbAgAsS3 486.19
22.00%Ag Schapbachite  ! AgBiS2 392.22
21.59%Ag Mazzettiite  ! Ag3HgPbSbTe5 1,493.72
20.58%Ag Chrisstanleyite  ! Ag2Pd3Se4 833.49
20.24%Ag Freieslebenite   AgPbSbS3 533.02
19.71%Ag Borodaevite   Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16 2,736.95
19.18%Ag Muthmannite   AgAuTe2 556.88
18.94%Ag Argentojarosite   AgFe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6 569.58
18.86%Ag Volynskite   AgBiTe2 572.05
16.21%Ag Bideauxite   Pb2AgCl3(F,OH)2 665.63
15.90%Ag Roshchinite   Ag19Pb10Sb51S96orPb(Ag,Cu)2(Sb,As)5S10 12,887.63
14.17%Ag Furutobeite   (Cu,Ag)6PbS4 761.06
13.94%Ag Mummeite   Cu0.58Ag3.11Pb1.10Bi6.65S13 2,406.82
13.84%Ag Angelaite  ! Cu2AgPbBiS4 779.40
13.61%Ag IMA2008-058  ! Ag5Bi13S22 3,961.54
13.21%Ag Argentopentlandite   Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 816.86
12.98%Ag Hatchite   (Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5 831.03
12.96%Ag Ourayite   Pb4Ag3Bi5S13 20,815.77
12.36%Ag Andorite   PbAgSb3S6 872.71
12.26%Ag Treasurite   Ag7Pb6Bi15S32 6,159.10
11.74%Ag Kitaibelite  ? Ag10PbBi30S51 9,190.66
11.37%Ag Benjaminite   (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12 2,134.46
10.84%Ag Schirmerite   Ag3Pb3Bi9S18toAg3Pb6Bi7S18 2,985.26
10.61%Ag Eskimoite   Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 7,116.16
10.11%Ag Makovickyite   Ag1.5Bi5.5S9 1,599.79
9.93%Ag Novakite   (Cu,Ag)21As10 2,172.33
9.69%Ag Hunchunite  ! (Au,Ag)2Pb 556.58
9.56%Ag Larosite   (Cu,Ag)21(Pb,Bi)2S13 2,256.15
9.51%Ag Gustavite   PbAgBi3S6(?) 1,134.41
9.18%Ag Vikingite   Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 5,875.67
9.16%Ag Pavonite   (Ag,Cu)(Bi,Pb)3S5 882.72
8.88%Ag Boleite   KPb26Ag9Cu24Cl62(OH)48 10,936.64
8.80%Ag Ramdohrite   Ag3Pb6Sb11S24 3,675.64
8.74%Ag Weishanite   (Au,Ag)3Hg2 925.26
8.47%Ag Gabrielite  ! Tl2AgCu2As3S7 1,082.85
8.46%Ag Criddleite   TlAg2Au3Sb10S10 2,549.18
8.12%Ag Aurorite   (Mn,Ag,Ca)Mn++++3O7•3(H2O) 398.70
7.19%Ag Goldamalgam  * (Au,Ag)Hg 375.28
7.16%Ag Fizelyite   Pb14Ag5Sb21S48(?) 7,536.06
6.87%Ag Berryite   Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16 3,015.01
6.80%Ag IMA2005-036  ! Cu8Pb4Ag3Bi19S38 4,760.10
6.34%Ag Giraudite   (Cu,Zn,Ag)12(As,Sb)4(Se,S)13 2,042.97
6.27%Ag Sylvanite   (Au,Ag)2Te4 429.89
6.24%Ag Owyheeite   Pb7Ag2(Sb,Bi)8S20 3,455.92
6.18%Ag Zoubekite   AgPb4Sb4S10 1,744.33
6.07%Ag Uchucchacuaite   AgPb3MnSb5S12 1,777.95
6.05%Ag Lengenbachite   Pb6(Ag,Cu)2As4S13 2,140.02
5.97%Ag Cupropavonite   AgPbCu2Bi5S10 1,807.72
5.90%Ag Cameronite   AgCu7Te10 1,828.69
4.82%Ag Telargpalite   (Pd,Ag)3Te 447.15
4.75%Ag Sterryite   Ag2Pb10(Sb,As)12S29 4,538.17
4.53%Ag Rayite   (Ag,Tl)2Pb8Sb8S21 3,568.98
4.02%Ag Rathite   Pb8Pb4-x(Tl2As2)x(Ag2As2)As16S40 5,369.42
4.02%Ag Cupromakovickyite  ! Cu4AgPb2Bi9S18 6,445.41
3.39%Ag Wallisite   PbTl(Cu,Ag)As2S5 796.38
2.88%Ag Schlemaite  ! (Cu,[ ])6(Pb,Bi)Se4 824.04
2.87%Ag Crookesite   Cu7(Tl,Ag)Se4 940.92
2.84%Ag Petrukite   (Cu,Fe,Zn)2(Sn,In)S4 379.82
2.84%Ag Heyrovskyite   Pb10AgBi5S18 3,801.96
2.54%Ag Sakuraiite   (Cu,Zn,Fe,In,Sn)4S4 424.41
1.63%Ag Neyite   AgCu3Pb12.5Bi13S34 6,619.03
1.54%Ag Jagueite  ! Cu2Pd3Se4 768.13
1.38%Ag Suredaite  ! PbSnS3 390.35
1.20%Ag Felbertalite  ! Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 3,599.51
1.00%Ag Tischendorfite  ! Pd8Hg3Se9 2,150.81
0.99%Ag Bursaite  ? Pb5Bi4S11 2,177.65
0.60%Ag Pellouxite  ! (Cu,Ag)Pb10Sb12S27(Cl,S)0.6O 4,532.07
0.51%Ag Paderaite   Cu7((Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33)13S22 3,824.86
0.49%Ag Giessenite   Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28(?) 5,459.67
0.35%Ag Milotaite  ! PdSbSe 304.11
0.33%Ag Coiraite  ! (Pb,Sn)12.5As3Sn5FeS28 4,256.03
0.12%Ag Tintinaite   Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69 5,345.18
0.12%Ag Catamarcaite  ! Cu6GeWS8 902.31
0.11%Ag Proudite   Cu1.9Ag0.1Pb15.6Bi20.4Sb0.1S32.4Se14.5 9,823.08
0.08%Ag Jonassonite  ! Au(Bi,Pb)5S4 1,344.86
0.07%Ag Kupcikite  ! Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 1,615.03

(* - Mineral Name Is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana classification added or changed from Danas New Mineralogy)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)

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