pyrargyrite

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

Finnish: pyrargyriitti
French: pyrargyrite (fr) f
German: Pyrargyrit m

Italian: pirargirite f
Spanish: pirargirita f

Further reading

“Pyrargyrite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“pyrargyrite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

French

Noun

pyrargyrite f (plural pyrargyrites)

(mineralogy) pyrargyrite

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