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Mineral Information on:
argentite

Chemical Group:   sulfide

Chemical Formula:    Ag₂S

Color:   blackish lead-gray                       Streak:

Hardness:     2.5            Specific Gravity:   7.2 to 7.4               

Cleavage:

Crystal Forms: Isometric System; cubes and octahedrons

Habits: dendritic earthy masses

Mineral Associations:

Identifying Characteristics:

Uses:  silver ore

Occurrences:  Mexico, Nevada

Toxicity:      when-swallowed-                            when inhaled-

Additional Information:  also known as silver glance