Silver | |
Chemical Formula |
Ag |
Species |
Native Elements |
Crystal System |
Isometric |
Mohs Scale |
2-3 |
Specific Gravity |
10.497 |
Color |
Silver-white, tarnishes dark gray to black |
Streak |
Silver white |
Luster |
Metallic |
Diaphaneity |
Opaque |
Cleavage |
None ObservedNone |
Fracture |
None observed |
Crystal Habit:Crystals are cubic, octahedral, dodecahedral to a cm. Often elongated to many cm in herring bone twins and wires (crystals elongated along the axis) | |
Geological Setting:1) Primary Hydrothermal veins 2) Secondary enrichment 3) Alluvial nuggets |