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Mineral · Native elements

Silver

Ag

Native silver forms wires, dendrites and rare crystals at Kongsberg (Norway), Freiberg (Germany), Batopilas (Mexico), Cobalt (Ontario) and Michigan's Keweenaw. Kongsberg wire silver is the classic; Michigan copper-silver halfbreeds are the American form. Silver tarnishes black in sulfurous air, and dealers clean it, so a bright specimen has probably been treated.

FormulaAg
IMA statusgrandfathered
Crystal systemCubic
Mohs hardness2.5–3
GroupNative elements
Type localityNone (known since antiquity)
StreakSilver white
Specific gravity10.5
Reference listIMA List of Minerals (RRUFF) — verify formula and status against the current list

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Stratum Strata. "Silver" (Mineral). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/minerals/silver. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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