CHLOROARGYRITE VAR. BROMIAN (EMBOLITE) CONSOLS MINE BROKEN HILL, Yancowinna County, AUSTRALIA EXTREMELY RARE MINIATURE

Chloroargyrite, the extremely rare mineral form of silver chloride (AgCl), is primarily found as a secondary mineral resulting from the oxidation of silver deposits. It crystallizes within the isometric–hexoctahedral class and typically appears in massive or columnar forms, though it can also be found as colorless to yellow cubic crystals. Notably, its color shifts to brown or purple when exposed to light. With a Mohs hardness of 1 to 2, it is relatively soft and has a specific gravity of 5.55, making it quite dense. Known also as cerargyrite, it is referred to as horn silver when weathered by desert conditions. A variant known as bromian chlorargyrite, or embolite, is also prevalent. This mineral is insoluble in water and is often found alongside native silver, cerussite, iodargyrite, atacamite, malachite, jarosite, and various iron-manganese oxides. Chlorargyrite was first identified in 1875 in the Broken Hill district of New South Wales, Australia, with the Bridal Chamber deposit in Lake Valley, New Mexico, being nearly pure chlorargyrite. The name derives from the Greek word "chloros," meaning "pale green," and the Latin term for silver, "argentum."

MUST BE KEPT OUT OF ANY LIGHT SOURCE