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- 9.1.4.0 Embolite * Ag(Br,Cl) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 9.1.4.1 Chlorargyrite AgCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 9.1.4.2 Bromargyrite AgBr F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
General Embolite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ag(Br,Cl) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 165.55 gm | ||
| Silver 65.16 % Ag 69.99 % Ag2O | |||
| Bromine 24.13 % Br 24.13 % Br | |||
| - % Br -2.42 % -O=Br2 | |||
| Chlorine 10.71 % Cl 10.71 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -2.42 % -O=Cl2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
AgCl0.5Br0.5 | ||
| Environment: |
Oxidized portions of silver deposits. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Not Approved IMA | ||
| Locality: |
Chanarcillo, Chile Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek for "intermediate" alluding to the 50:50 mixture of chloride and bromide in the formula. | ||
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Embolite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.66, Z = 4; V = 181.32 Den(Calc)= 6.06 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m | ||
Physical Properties of Embolite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Yellowish green, Grayish yellow. | ||
| Density: |
5.6 - 5.8, Average = 5.69 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to translucent | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
| Hardness: |
1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine - Greasy | ||
| Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Embolite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1898,KPDmeas= 0.2018,KC= 0.2038 |
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=2.15. | ||
Calculated Properties of Embolite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.03 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0 Boson Index = 1 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEEmbolite = 190.85 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Embolite is Not Radioactive |
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Embolite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
9.1.4.0 (9)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides | ||
| (9.1)where A X | |||
| (9.1.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
III/X.00-00 III - Halogenides | ||
| III/X - Unclassified Strunz Halogenides | |||
| III/X.00 - Bromide | |||
Other Embolite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana7) PHYS. PROP.(Dana) OPTIC PROP.(Dana) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Embolite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -MinDAT 6 -MinMax(Deutsch) 7 -MinMax(English) 8 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Embolite using: Visit our Advertisers for Embolite : Translate Embolite Mineral Data : Ask about Embolite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Embolite Specimen Label here :
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