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Allargentum Mineral Data
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General Allargentum Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 108.01 gm |
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Silver 98.87 % Ag |
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Antimony 1.13 % Sb |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Ag0.99Sb0.01 |
Environment: |
Found in high-grade silver ores. |
IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949 |
Locality: |
Hi-Ho mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek for 'another' and the Latin 'argentum'. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Allargentum + Pronunciation |
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Allargentum Image |
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Allargentum
Comments: Irregular crystalline aggregate grain of allargentum.
Location: Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein area, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
Scale: Specimen size 43 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag |
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Allargentum Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.61969 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.945, c = 4.77, Z = 2; V = 35.83 Den(Calc)= 10.01 |
Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.37(1), 2.252(0.6), 2.548(0.4), |
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Physical Properties of Allargentum
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Color: |
Silver gray. |
Density: |
10 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Allargentum
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RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Allargentum in Air
λ |
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∑ R2(λ) |
400 nm |
67.00 |
68.80 |
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420 nm |
66.50 |
68.20 |
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440 nm |
66.00 |
67.60 |
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460 nm |
65.90 |
67.30 |
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480 nm |
67.10 |
68.60 |
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500 nm |
67.40 |
68.70 |
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520 nm |
68.90 |
70.40 |
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540 nm |
69.50 |
70.90 |
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560 nm |
70.20 |
71.60 |
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580 nm |
70.50 |
71.80 |
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600 nm |
71.00 |
72.30 |
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620 nm |
71.70 |
73.00 |
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640 nm |
72.10 |
73.40 |
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660 nm |
72.60 |
73.90 |
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680 nm |
73.10 |
74.30 |
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700 nm |
73.80 |
74.90 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Allargentum in Air
Relative Intensity |
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140% |
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Calculated Properties of Allargentum
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.72 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Allargentum =10.0 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0 Boson Index = 1 |
Photoelectric: |
PEAllargentum = 262.48 barns/electron U=PEAllargentum x rElectron Density=2,288.64 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Allargentum is Not Radioactive |
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Allargentum Classification
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Dana Class: |
02.02.01.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.02)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:1 |
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(02.02.01)Dyscrasite Group |
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02.02.01.01 Dyscrasite Ag3Sb Pm2m mm2 |
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02.02.01.02 Allargentum Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
02.AA.30 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc |
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02.AA -Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Sn, Au |
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02.AA.30 Allargentum Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Allargentum Information
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References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Allargentum :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16)
Dana No: 02.02.01.02 Strunz No: 02.AA.30
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