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Chlorargyrite

Year of discovery: 1875 (Marienberg, Germany), 1894 (Japan)

Locality list: 28 localities of chlorargyrite

• AgCl
• [Ag⁺][Cl^-]

• Class: Chloride
• Soluble in: NH₃aq, KCN, Na₂S₂O₃
• Insoluble in: Water, dilute HCl
• Turn dark purple by Photodissociation.

• Ag => Na: Halite
• Ag => K: Sylvite
• Ag => Cu: Nantokite
• Ag => NH₄: Salammoniac
• Ag => Tl: Lafossaite
• Ag => Hg: Calomel

• Cl => Br: Bromargyrite
• Cl => I: Iodargyrite

• Color: Colorless, Pale green
• Tarnish: Dark purple (by light exposure)
• Streak: White
• Luster: Adamantine, Resinous

• Habit: Cubic

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 1.5-2.5
• Density: 5.6

• System: Cubic
• Group: m3m, Fm3m
• Lattice: a=5.6

Synonym: Cerargyrite