PYRARGYRITE

Etymology

Noun

pyrargyrite (countable and uncountable, plural pyrargyrites)

(mineral) A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag3SbS3, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.

Synonym: ruby silver

Source: Wiktionary


Py*rar"gy*rite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)

Definition: Ruby silver; dark red silver ore. It is a sulphide of antimony and silver, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and is of a dark red or black color with a metallic adamantine luster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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