STEPHANITE

Etymology

Noun

stephanite (plural stephanites)

(mineral) A sulfide mineral of silver and antimony

Noun

Stephanite (plural Stephanites)

A member of the Order of Hospitaller Canons Regular of St Stephen.

Source: Wiktionary


Steph"an*ite, n. Etym: [So named after the Archduke Stephan, mining director of Austria.] (Min.)

Definition: A sulphide of antimony and silver of an iron-black color and metallic luster; called also black silver, and brittle silver ore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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