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English
Noun
argentite (countable and uncountable, plural argentites)
- (mineralogy) Silver sulfide, (Ag2S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
- Synonym: silver glance
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Argentite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “argentite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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French
Etymology
From argent + -ite.
Pronunciation
Noun
argentite f (plural argentites)
- (mineralogy) argentite
Italian
Noun
argentite f (plural argentiti)
- (mineralogy) argentite
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