Thermally developable materials such as thermographic and photothermographic
materials include a co-precipitate comprising first and second organic silver salts,
the first organic silver salt comprising a silver salt of a nitrogen-containing
heterocyclic compound containing an imino group, and the second organic silver
salt comprising a silver salt of a mercaptotriazole. The first organic silver salt
can be used in the imaging process as a source of reducible silver ions, and the
second organic silver salt can be a source of a toning agent. The co-precipitate
can be prepared using double-jet precipitation techniques to provide an aqueous
dispersion that can be used in imaging formulations.