Argyrodite Definition

ärjirədīt
noun
A dark gray, soft mineral, Ag8GeS6, found in silver veins, and used as a major source of germanium.
Webster's New World

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

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Other Word Forms of Argyrodite

Noun

Singular:
argyrodite
Plural:
argyrodites

Origin of Argyrodite

  • Ancient Greek

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Argyrodite Sentence Examples

  • It was discovered in 1886 by C. Winkler in argyrodite, a mineral found at Freiberg in Saxony.

  • The element is of extremely rare occurrence, being met with only in argyrodite and, to a very small extent, in euxenite.

  • It may be obtained from argyrodite by heating the mineral in a current of hydrogen; or by heating the dioxide to redness with carbon.

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Words Starting With

AARARG

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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