Iodargyrite

Overview

AgI
Fluorescence: none	Not Radioactive	Magnetic: no

Description

Physical Properties

Property	Value
Density	5.5-5.7 g/cc
Hardness - Mohs	Iodargyrite - 1.5-2.0  10 Diamond 9 Carborundum 8 Topaz 7 Quartz 6 Orthoclase 5 Apatite 4 Fluorite 3 Calcite 2 Gypsum 1 Talc
Color	colorless, yellow, gray
Streak	white

Crystal Properties

Property	Value
Crystal structure	hexagonal - dihexagonal pyramidal
Cleavage	perfect
Tenacity	brittle
Fracture	conchoidal
Luster	adamantine

Similar Minerals

Dana Number : 09.01.05.01

Class: 09

Group: 09.01

Subgroup: 09.01.05 - iodargyrite

Dana Number	Mineral Name	Formula
09.01.05.01	iodargyrite	AgI

Nickel-Strunz Number : 03.AA.10

Group : 03

Subgroup : AA

Nickel-Strunz Number	Mineral Name	Formula
03.AA.10	iodargyrite	AgI

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