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General Allargentum Information

Chemical Formula: Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16)
Composition: Molecular Weight = 108.01 gm
Silver 98.87 % Ag
Antimony 1.13 % Sb
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100.00 %
Empirical Formula: Ag0.99Sb0.01
Environment: Found in high-grade silver ores.
IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949
Locality: Hi-Ho mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin: Named from the Greek for 'another' and the Latin 'argentum'.
Name Pronunciation: Allargentum + Pronunciation

Allargentum Image
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Allargentum
Comments: Irregular crystalline aggregate grain of
allargentum.
Location: Shaft 371, Schlema-Hartenstein area,
Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Specimen size 43
mm.
Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Allargentum Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:1.61969
Cell Dimensions: a = 2.945, c = 4.77, Z = 2; V = 35.83 Den(Calc)= 10.01
Crystal System: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m)
Space Group: P 63/mmc
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.37(1), 2.252(0.6), 2.548(0.4),
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Crystal Structure:
Petruk W , Cabri L J , Harris D C , Stewart J M , Clark L A , The Canadian
Mouse Mineralogist , 10 (1970) p.163-172, Allargentum, redefined, Locality: Hi-Ho mine,
drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
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S - Stereo Pair on/off
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P - Polyhedra On/Off
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Physical Properties of Allargentum

Color: Silver gray.
Density: 10
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Luster: Metallic

Optical Properties of Allargentum

RL Anisotrophism: Weak.
Reflectivity Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of
Allargentum in Air
R1 R2 R1() R2()

400 nm 67.00 68.80

420 nm 66.50 68.20
440 nm 66.00 67.60
460 nm 65.90 67.30
480 nm 67.10 68.60
500 nm 67.40 68.70
520 nm 68.90 70.40
540 nm 69.50 70.90
560 nm 70.20 71.60
580 nm 70.50 71.80
600 nm 71.00 72.30
620 nm 71.70 73.00
640 nm 72.10 73.40
660 nm 72.60 73.90
680 nm 73.10 74.30
700 nm 73.80 74.90
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Allargentum in
Air
Relative
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 140%
Intensity
R1
R2

Calculated Properties of Allargentum

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Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.72 gm/cc

note: Specific Gravity of Allargentum =10.0 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0
Boson Index = 1
Photoelectric: PEAllargentum = 262.48 barns/electron
U=PEAllargentum x rElectron Density=2,288.64 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Allargentum is Not Radioactive

Allargentum Classification
Dana Class:
02.02.01.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
(02.02)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:1
(02.02.01)Dyscrasite Group
02.02.01.01 Dyscrasite Ag3Sb Pm2m mm2
02.02.01.02 Allargentum Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class: 02.AA.30 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides,

tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf
02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc
02.AA -Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Sn, Au
02.AA.30 Allargentum Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

Other Allargentum Information

References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC
PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
See Also: Links to other databases for Allargentum :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Allargentum
Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16)
Dana No: 02.02.01.02 Strunz No: 02.AA.30
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