Argentite
a dark lead-gray sectile mineral, silver sulfide, Ag 2 S, occurring in crystals and as formless aggregates: an important ore of silver.
Historical Examples
The most important mineral of silver is the sulphide, argentite or “silver glance.”
The Economic Aspect of Geology C. K. Leith
In the weathering of mercury deposits, cinnabar behaves somewhat like the corresponding silver sulphide, argentite.
The Economic Aspect of Geology C. K. Leith
noun
a dark grey mineral that consists of silver sulphide, usually in cubic crystalline forms, and occurs in veins, often with native silver. It is found esp in Mexico, Nevada, and Saxony and is an important source of silver. Formula: Ag2S
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a combining form meaning “silver,” used in the formation of compound words: argento-cuprous sulfide.
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argentophil argentophil ar·gen·to·phil (är-jěn’tə-fĭl) or ar·gen·to·phile (-fīl’) adj. Argyrophil.
- Argentous
containing univalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl. adjective (chem) of or containing silver in the monovalent state
- Argentum
silver. Symbol: Ag. Historical Examples Nothing can be more unlike than gold, χρυσος, and aurum; than silver and argentum; than ferrum and σιδηρος. The Archaeology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland Daniel Wilson argentum accepi, dote imperium vendidi—I have received money, and sold my authority for her dowry. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English […]
- Argerich
noun Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist