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Definition of Pyrargyrite

1. n. Ruby silver; dark red silver ore. It is a sulphide of antimony and silver, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and is of a dark red or black color with a metallic adamantine luster.

Definition of Pyrargyrite

1. Noun. (minerology) Ruby silver; dark red silver ore. It is a sulphide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and is of a dark red or black color with a metallic adamantine luster; it is an important silver ore ¹

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Definition of Pyrargyrite

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Literary usage of Pyrargyrite

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1. Guide to the Mineral Collections in the Illinois State Museum by Alja Robinson Crook, Illinois State Museum (1920)
"Crystals of pyrargyrite and proustite occur in forms which are combinations ... pyrargyrite varies in color from the darkest varieties, which are of a deep ..."

2. Guide to the Mineral Collections in the Illinois State Museum by Illinois State Museum, Alja Robinson Crook (1920)
"Crystals of pyrargyrite and proustite occur in forms which are combinations ... pyrargyrite varies in color from the darkest varieties, which are of a deep ..."

3. Mineralogy: An Introduction to the Scientific Study of Minerals by Henry Alexander Miers (1902)
"The polar character is only indicated by oblique striations upon the prism faces, similar to those of pyrargyrite (Fig. 472), which also show many ..."

4. Lectures on Mineralogy: Delivered at the School of Mines, Columbia College by Thomas Egleston (1886)
"It has been found in the US in Nevada, Idaho and NC pyrargyrite. ... la pyrargyrite it is so intense, that the mineral appears black and opaque. ..."

5. Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain & Ireland by Robert Philips Greg, William Garrow Lettsom (1858)
"pyrargyrite, Haidinger; Dark-red Silver, Phillips. Rhombohedral. Cleavage tolerably distinct parallel to the sides of a rhombohedron of 108° 42'. ..."

6. Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Electrolysis by Alexander Classen (1894)
"pyrargyrite. Silver, Antimony (Arsenic), Sulphur, Gangue The mineral may be decomposed by chlorine gas, or heating with anhydrous sodium thiosulphate. ..."

7. Elements of Metallurgy: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Extracting Metals by John Arthur Phillips (1887)
"... The second is approximately DARK-RED RURY SILVER ORE ; pyrargyrite ; Argent rouge anli- monial; ..."

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