Acanthite [ Ag2S ]
Images of Acanthite
Material properties
| Formula | Ag2S |
| Abbreviation | Aca |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1855 |
| Crystal symmetry | Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group P21/c (#14) |
| Classifications | Silver sulphide, Acanthite (group) |
| Related materials | Argentite |
| Reflectance line | Unspecified |
| Spectra | SXES (1) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Mineral, Sulphide |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| S | 1 |
| Ag | 2 |
| Total: | 3 |
References for Acanthite
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIRO SXES database | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Moenke 1974 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Acanthite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag2S Hyper1-2 | CSIRO | Acanthite | 1 | SXES |
