acanthite

English

Acanthite

Etymology

Named in 1855, from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) "thorn", because of the crystal shapes.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θaɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θaɪt/, /ˈæk.ənˌθaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ænθaɪt

Noun

acanthite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag2S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.

Translations

Further reading

  • “Acanthite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • acanthite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
  1. ↑ James D. Dana:Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944
  2. ↑ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

French

Noun

acanthite f (plural acanthites)

  1. (mineralogy) acanthite
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