embolism i cal

[Eng. embolismic; -al.] ěm-bo-lite, s. [ Ger.embolit, from Gr. emboli on = something thrown in, an interlude; so named because it is intermediate between chloride and bromide of silver.] Min.: An isometric mineral, green, yellow, or dark, especially on being exposed to the atmosphere. It generally occurs ma ive, with the surface sometimes stalactitic or concretionary. Hardne 1 to 1.5; specific gravity, 5'3 to 58; luster resinous, and somewhat adamantine. Composition: Silver 61'1 to 71.9; bromine 72 to 338; chlorine 5.0 to 201. The chief silver ore in Chili. Found alsc in various other parts of the New World. ( Dana .)