Embolite Mineral Data

Embolite Mineral Data
Search Webmineral :
   
Home Crystal jmol jPOWD Chem X Ray Dana Strunz Properties A to Z Images       News Help About



[Content and History] [Recent Issues] [Back Issues] [Subscriptions] [Contacts]
See Also: [Diamond Crystals] [Excalibur Minerals] [Hudson Institute] [Minerals on CDROM]
Mineral News was founded some twenty years ago and has developed a following of
avid mineral collectors seeking timely information about new finds and other items
of interest to the collector community. Articles are solicited from collector and scientific authors.


General Embolite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Ag(Br,Cl)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 165.55 gm
   Silver    65.16 %  Ag   69.99 % Ag2O
   Bromine   24.13 %  Br   24.13 % Br
               -   %   Br   -2.42 % -O=Br2   
   Chlorine  10.71 %  Cl   10.71 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -2.42 % -O=Cl2   
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: AgCl0.5Br0.5
Help on Environment: Environment: Oxidized portions of silver deposits.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Not Approved IMA
Help on Locality: Locality: Chanarcillo, Chile Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: From the Greek for "intermediate" alluding to the 50:50 mixture of chloride and bromide in the formula.
 

Embolite Image

Click Here for Larger Embolite Image in a New Browser Window Images:
Click Here for Larger Embolite Image

Embolite

Comments: An exposed 3 x 2 cm vug in barite completely filled with a mass of embolite comprised of myriad crystals to 2 mm.
Location: Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 4 cm.
© John Veevaert
Click Here for Larger Embolite Image in a New Browser Window Images:
Click Here for Larger Embolite Image

Embolite   Iodargyrite

Comments: Cubo-octahedral crystals of iodaryrite (I) with smaller and darker octahedral crystals of embolite (E).
Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Specimen size 2x1 cm.
© Dave Barthelmy

Embolite Crystallography
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 5.66, Z = 4; V = 181.32 Den(Calc)= 6.06
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m
 

Physical Properties of Embolite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Yellowish green, Grayish yellow.
Help on Density: Density: 5.6 - 5.8, Average = 5.69
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent
Help on Habit: Habit: Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine - Greasy
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Embolite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.01 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.069 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1898,KPDmeas= 0.2018,KC= 0.2038
Ncalc = 2.14 - 2.23
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Isotropic, n=2.15.
 

Calculated Properties of Embolite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.03 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Embolite =5.70 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0
Boson Index = 1
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEEmbolite = 190.85 barns/electron
U=PEEmbolite x rElectron Density= 959.38 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Embolite is Not Radioactive
 

Embolite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 09.01.04.00 (09)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides
  (09.01)where A X
  (09.01.04)Embolite Series
 
09.01.04.00 Embolite* Ag(Br,Cl) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
09.01.04.01 Chlorargyrite AgCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
09.01.04.02 Bromargyrite AgBr F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 03.AA.15 03 - HALIDES
  03.A - Simple Halides, Without H2O
  03.AA -M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc.
 
03.AA.15 Bromargyrite AgBr F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
03.AA.15 Chlorargyrite AgCl F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
03.AA.15 Embolite* Ag(Br,Cl) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 

Other Embolite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( Dana7) PHYS. PROP.(Dana) OPTIC PROP.(Dana)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Embolite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Google Images
4 - Google Scholar
5 - MinDAT
6 - MinMax(Deutsch)
7 - MinMax(English)
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

Search for Embolite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [All-The-Web] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Scirus] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Embolite :

AA Mineral Specimens

B & L Fine Minerals

Crystalarium.com

Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Auctions

Dakota Matrix

Desert Winds Gems and Minerals

Excalibur Minerals

Exceptional Minerals

Fabre Minerals

Heliodor

John Betts Fine Minerals

Mason's Minerals

Mineral News

Mineral of the Month Club

Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Embolite Mineral Data :

Ask about Embolite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Espaņol

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Embolite Specimen Label here :

Embolite

Ag(Br,Cl)
Dana No: 09.01.04.00 Strunz No: 03.AA.15
Locality:

 

Notes: