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
Chlorargyrite is the mineral form of silver chloride (AgCl). 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 colum ...
and
iodyrite
Iodyrite or iodargyrite is a natural mineral form of silver iodide.
Related minerals are chlorargyrite and bromargyrite
Bromyrite or bromargyrite is a natural mineral form of silver bromide found mainly in Mexico and Chile. Hardness is 1.5 to ...
.
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
Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical co ...
, iodargyrite and smithsonite along with iron and manganese oxide minerals.[
]
References
Bromides
Silver minerals
Halide minerals
Cubic minerals
Minerals in space group 225
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