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Bromargyrite

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Category
  
Halide minerals

Strunz classification
  
3.AA.15

Space group
  
Fm3m

Formula(repeating unit)
  
AgBr

Crystal system
  
Isometric

Bromargyrite

Crystal class
  
Hexoctahedral (m3m)H-M symbol (4/m 3 2/m)

Bromyrite or bromargyrite is a natural mineral form of silver bromide found mainly in Mexico and Chile. Hardness is 1.5 to 2. Related are chlorargyrite and iodyrite.

It was first described in 1859 for an occurrence in Plateros, Zacatecas, Mexico where it occurred in a silver deposit as an oxidation product of primary ore minerals. It occurs in arid environments along with native silver, iodargyrite and smithsonite along with iron and manganese oxide minerals.

References

Bromargyrite Wikipedia


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