Species / Sulfides and sulfosalts / #0010

Acanthite

Sulfides and sulfosalts monoclinic #0010

Acanthite is a mineral species described as mineral, silver sulfide. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula	Ag₂S
Strunz code	2.BA.35
Class	Sulfides and sulfosalts
Crystal system	monoclinic
Type locality	Jáchymov
Named after	spinose structure
Streak	black

Acanthite specimen — Photo: Ivar Leidus — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

87.06%

12.94%

Molar mass 247.796 g/mol

Physical

Mohs

Density

g/cm³