pyrargyrite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, fire) + ἄργῠρος (árguros, silver).

Noun

pyrargyrite (countable and uncountable, plural pyrargyrites)

  1. (mineralogy) 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

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pyrargyrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • pyrargyrite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Noun

pyrargyrite f (plural pyrargyrites)

  1. (mineralogy) pyrargyrite

Further reading

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