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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄργῠρος (árguros, “silver”).
Noun
pyrargyrite (countable and uncountable, plural pyrargyrites)
- (mineralogy) 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.
- Synonym: ruby silver
Translations
a mineral, silver sulfantimonide
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French
Noun
pyrargyrite f (plural pyrargyrites)
- (mineralogy) pyrargyrite
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