pyrargyrite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) +‎ ἄργῠρος (árguros, “silver”).

Noun

pyrargyrite (plural pyrargyrites)

  1. (mineralogy) Ruby silver; dark red or black-coloured silver ore with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulphide of antimony and silver, Ag3SbS3, occurring in rhombohedral crystals

Further reading

  • “Pyrargyrite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • pyrargyrite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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