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Ancient Greek meyon, "smaller", and argyros, "silver", as its silver content is lower than most silver sulfides.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
miargyrite
Today it means: A sulfide of silver and antimony. Full definition →
Today it means: A sulfide of silver and antimony. Full definition →
Ancient Greek meyon, "smaller", and argyros, "silver", as its silver content is lower than most silver sulfides.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.