Embolite Mineral Data

General Embolite Information

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

______ ______

100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

AgCl_0.5Br_0.5

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.

Embolite Image

Images:

Embolite

Comments: An exposed 3 x 2 cm vug in barite completely filled with a mass of embolite comprised of myriad crystals to 2 mm.
Location: Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 4 cm.
© John Veevaert

Images:

Iodargyrite Embolite

Comments: Cubo-octahedral crystals of iodaryrite (I) with smaller and darker octahedral crystals of embolite (E).
Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Specimen size 2x1 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy

Embolite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.66, Z = 4; V = 181.32 Den(Calc)= 6.06

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m

Physical Properties of Embolite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Yellowish green, Grayish yellow.

Density:

5.6 - 5.8, Average = 5.69

Diaphaneity:

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

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
Ncalc = 2.14 - 2.23

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=2.15.

Calculated Properties of Embolite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.03 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Embolite =5.70 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0
Boson Index = 1

Photoelectric:

PE_Embolite= 190.85 barns/electron
U=PE_Embolite x rElectron Density= 959.38 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Embolite is Not Radioactive

Embolite Classification

Dana Class:

09.01.04.00 (09)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides

(09.01)where A X

(09.01.04)Embolite Series

09.01.04.00 Embolite* Ag(Br,Cl) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

09.01.04.01 Chlorargyrite AgCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

09.01.04.02 Bromargyrite AgBr F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

03.AA.15 03 - HALIDES

03.A - Simple Halides, Without H2O

03.AA -M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc.

03.AA.15 Bromargyrite AgBr F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

03.AA.15 Chlorargyrite AgCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

03.AA.15 Embolite* Ag(Br,Cl) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Embolite Information

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 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Embolite

Ag(Br,Cl)
Dana No: 09.01.04.00 Strunz No: 03.AA.15
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