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| A series between Gold and Silver Gold and silver have the same crystal structure and the atoms in the structure can either be gold or silver. When gold predominates (Au,Ag) one has the mineral species Native Gold and when silver predominates (Ag,Au) one has Native Silver.The fact is that gold and silver - the elements - do combine in the mineral state, forming a complete miscibility series between the two. The variety Electrum has about 60% gold atoms and 40% silver atoms. Rarely the pure end members are found. | ||||||||
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Classification of Gold-Silver Series | |
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Crystallography of Gold-Silver Series | |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
Optical Data of Gold-Silver Series | |
| Type: | Isotropic |
Other Information | |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
References for Gold-Silver Series | |
| Reference List: | Sachs and Weerts (1930) Zeitschrift für Physik, Brunswick, Berlin: 60: 481. Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 89. |
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