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pyrargyrite en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”). By surface analysis, pyr- + argyr- + -ite.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.

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Synonyms

ruby silver

Translations (6)

gv argid roobeenagh (a mineral, silver sulfantimonide) · fr pyrargyrite (a mineral, silver sulfantimonide) · de Pyrargyrit (a mineral, silver sulfantimonide) · fi pyrargyriitti (a mineral, silver sulfantimonide) · it pirargirite (a mineral, silver sulfantimonide) · es pirargirita (a mineral, silver sulfantimonide)