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HORN SILVER [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A white, pale-yellowish, or grayish, isometric, wax-like mineral that darkens on exposure to light.

OBS

It occurs in the weathering zones of silver-sulfide deposits and it represents an important ore of silver.

Key term(s)
  • horn ore

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Chlorure d'argent, du système cristallin cubique, généralement associé avec l'argent natif.

CONT

La cérargyrite, ou «argent corné», est le chlorure d'argent, ou AgCl. Cubique, mais rarement cristallisée, [...] dense (= 5,5), mais très tendre et sectile [...] Couleur blanche translucide ou grise, brunissant fortement à la lumière [...] Ce sont des dépôts de la zone d'oxydation de certains gîtes d'argent [...]

OBS

[La cérargyrite] contient 75 % Ag.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Cloruro de plata [...] que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico; suele encontrarse en masas compactas de color gris verdoso [...]

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