Bromargyrite
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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.
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
form of silver bromide
Silver bromide
Silver bromide , a soft, pale-yellow, water insoluble salt well known for its unusual sensitivity to light. This property has allowed silver halides to become the basis of modern photographic materials. AgBr is widely used in photographic films and is believed by some to have been used for making...
found mainly in Mexico and Chile. Hardness is 1.5 to 2. Related are chlorargyrite
Chlorargyrite
Chlorargyrite is the mineral form of silver chloride . Chlorargyrite occurs as a secondary mineral phase in the oxidation of silver mineral deposits. It crystallizes in the isometric - hexoctahedral crystal class. Typically massive to columnar in occurrence it also has been found as colorless to...
and iodyrite.