Argentite

Japanese: 輝銀鉱 - きぎんこう(英語表記)argentite
Argentite
A major silver ore mineral in the Ag 2 S cubic crystal system (→ cubic crystal system). Forms clumps of regular hexahedral or regular octahedral microcrystals. Hardness 2-2.5, specific gravity 7.2-7.4. Metallic luster, graphite gray. Polymorphic with goethargite. Found in low-temperature epithermal quartz veins of the Neogene period, along with other silver minerals, native gold, and sulfide minerals. (→ silver)

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Japanese:
Ag2S等軸晶系(→立方晶系)に属する銀の主要な鉱石鉱物。正六面体または正八面体微晶で塊状をなす。硬度 2~2.5,比重 7.2~7.4。金属光沢,帯黒鉛灰色。針銀鉱と同質異像。新第三紀の低温の浅熱水石英脈中に,ほかの銀鉱物,自然金,硫化鉱物などとともに産する。(→銀)

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