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| + | * Streak = black | ||
| + | * Cuts like lead; indistinct cleavage | ||
| + | * Composition = Ag2S | ||
| + | * CAS = 21548-73-2 | ||
| + | * Mohs Hardness = 2.0 - 2.5 | ||
| + | * Melting Point = 845 C | ||
| + | * Density = 7.2 - 7.4 g/ml | ||
| + | * Molecular Weight = 247.8 | ||
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Mineralogy Database: [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Acanthite.shtml Acanthite] | Mineralogy Database: [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Acanthite.shtml Acanthite] | ||
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| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: argentite" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: argentite" Accessed December 11, 2001, (gives conversion temperature as 91 C) |
* C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, ''Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979 Comment: Gives conversion temperature as 173 C | * C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, ''Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979 Comment: Gives conversion temperature as 173 C | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 18 April 2022
Description
A gray to black metallic mineral of Silver sulfide. Acanthite occurs in hydrothermal deposits and as a corrosion product of Silver. Large crystals of acanthite have been mined in Norway (Kongsberg), Mexico (Pachuca, Guanajuato, Zacatecas) and the U.S. (Nevada, Colorado, Montana). On silver, acanthite crystals can appear as black, shiny, acanthus-like leaflets. At temperatures above 173 C, acanthite is converted to Argentite.
Synonyms and Related Terms
acanthus
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Luster = metallic
- Streak = black
- Cuts like lead; indistinct cleavage
- Composition = Ag2S
- CAS = 21548-73-2
- Mohs Hardness = 2.0 - 2.5
- Melting Point = 845 C
- Density = 7.2 - 7.4 g/ml
- Molecular Weight = 247.8
Risks
Sensitive to light.
Fisher Scientific: MSDS
Additional Information
Mineralogy Database: Acanthite
Resources and Citations
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: argentite" Accessed December 11, 2001, (gives conversion temperature as 91 C)
- C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979 Comment: Gives conversion temperature as 173 C