Meanings
plural pyrargyrites
- countableuncountablechemistryA 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.
Synonyms: ruby silver
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπῦρ“fire”
- Englishpyrargyrite
From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”). By surface analysis, pyr- + argyr- + -ite.
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Finnish pyrargyriitti
- pyrargyriittia mineral, silver sulfantimonide
French pyrargyrite
- pyrargyritea mineral, silver sulfantimonide
German Pyrargyrit
- Pyrargyrita mineral, silver sulfantimonide
Italian pirargirite
- pirargiritea mineral, silver sulfantimonide
Spanish pirargirita
- pirargiritaa mineral, silver sulfantimonide
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pyrargyrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrargyrite
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