Definition of Argentite

1. Noun. A valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S).

Terms within: Ag, Atomic Number 47, Silver
Generic synonyms: Mineral

Definition of Argentite

1. n. Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.

Definition of Argentite

1. Noun. (minerology) silver sulphide, (Ag_2S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Argentite

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Argentite

1. Sulphide of silver; also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray colour, and is sectile like lead. Origin: L. Argentum silver. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argentite

argentaffin cell
argentaffin granules
argentaffinoma
argental
argentate
argentation
argentation chromatography
argentations
argenteus
argentian
argentic
argentiferous
argentine
argentines
argentinosaur
argentite
argentites
argento-
argentocracies
argentocracy
argentojarosite
argentopentlandite
argentophil
argentophilic
argentopyrite
argentotennantite
argentous
argentry
argents
argentum

Literary usage of Argentite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana (1897)
"Fine crystallized native silver, argentite. sphalerite, pyrite. ... mine, cryst. silver, argentite. From the Bon Ton mines. Chase Creek, near Clifton, ..."

2. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"Argentite (Ag2S) Argentite, though not very widespread in its occurrence, is an important ore ... Argentite contains 87.1 per cent silver and 12.9 per cent ..."

3. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni (1901)
"Argentite, Ag2S, I. Reacts for silver and sulphur only. Malleable and sectile; fusibility, 1.5; color, iron black; hardness, 2. ..."

4. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush, Edward Salisbury Dana (1885)
"Pyr — Same as for argentite. Obs. — From the Himmelfahrt mino near ... Color iron-black or like argentite. fracture uneven, giving a shining surface. ..."

5. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1913)
"Subordinate argentite, ruby silver, etc. Quartz. 5. ... Argentite, ruby silver, tetrahedrite, etc.; quartz or calcite, barite, and fluorite. 7. ..."

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