Definition of Argyrodite

1. Noun. A rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur.

Terms within: Atomic Number 32, Ge, Germanium
Generic synonyms: Mineral

Definition of Argyrodite

1. Noun. (minerology) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argyrodite

argyle
argyles
argyll
argylls
argyr-
argyria
argyrias
argyriasis
argyric
argyrin
argyrins
argyrism
argyrite
argyrites
argyro-
argyrodite (current term)
argyrodites
argyrol
argyrophil
argyrophilic
argyrophilic cell
argyrophilic fibre
argyroses
argyrosis
argyrotic
arhat
arhathood
arhats
arhatship
arhatships

Literary usage of Argyrodite

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

1. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1899)
"Forms of observed crystals given. Indices of refraction for Na light, 1.5752 and 1.5893. 2 £ = 82*/2°. G. = 2.69. L. McI. L. argyrodite ..."

2. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrography from the Laboratories of the by Samuel Lewis Penfield, Louis Valentine Pirsson (1901)
"ON argyrodite AND ITS OCCURRENCE AT A NEW LOCALITY IN BOLIVIA. ... It was afterwards shown that the Freiberg argyrodite is isometric and not monoclinic; ..."

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