acanthite

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Acanthite

Etymology

Named in 1855, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, thorn) +‎ -ite, because of the crystal shapes.

Pronunciation

Noun

acanthite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag2S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Acanthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • acanthite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ James D. Dana:Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944
  2. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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French

Noun

acanthite f (plural acanthites)

  1. (mineralogy) acanthite

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