How do I identify Allargentum?

Allargentum can be identified by its hardness of 3.5 on the Mohs scale, Silver color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Allargentum?

Allargentum typically appears in Silver. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Allargentum?

Allargentum has a hardness of 3.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

Allargentum

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What is Allargentum?

Allargentum is a mineral from the class of antimonides, superclass of sulfides and sulfosalts (sometimes ascribed to the natural elements and alloys class), with formula written as Ag1−xSbx, where x = 0.09–0.16. This moderately rare mineral is found in silver ores and is therefore named from the Greek ἄλλος (allos, "another") and the Latin argentum ("silver"). Its Vickers hardness is 172–203.