Mineral Factbook

Chlorargyrite

AgClIMA symbol: Cagapproved

Chlorargyrite is a halide mineral with the formula AgCl, crystallizing in the cubic system. It has a Mohs hardness of 2.5, a calculated density of 5.58 g/cm3. Its streak is white.

Photos

Chlorargyrite specimen photo
Nessa Eull · CC0 · Commons
Chlorargyrite specimen photo
Manfred Groß · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons
Chlorargyrite specimen photo
Manfred Groß · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons
Chlorargyrite specimen photo
Shannon Heinle · CC0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemcubic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupF m -3 m
Cell (Å, °)a = 5.5463, b = 5.5463, c = 5.5463; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume170.612 ų, Z = 4
Axial ratios1.0000:1:1.0000calculated from COD 9011666
Source structureCOD 9011666 (Physical Review B, 1999) — 1 of 7 structures

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)2.7731.9613.2021.241.6721.601
I/I₀10068.750.928.423.622.8

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9011666; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)5.58 g/cm³calculated from COD 9011666
Hardness (Mohs)
2.5single sourceWikidata (CC0)
Streak
whitesingle sourceWikidata (CC0)

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight143.32 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Ag 75.26%, Cl 24.74%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)3.AA.15Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)3.AA.15Wikidata (CC0)