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Pyrargyrite
Py-rar′gy-rite
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] fire + [GREEK] silver.]
(Min.)
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.
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pyrargyrite
pyrargyrite
English
Noun
pyrargyrite (plural pyrargyrites)
- (mineralogy) Ruby silver; dark red or black-coloured silver ore with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulphide of antimony and silver, Ag3SbS3, occurring in rhombohedral crystals