realgar

See also: Realgar and réalgar

English

Realgar

Etymology

Old English, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار‎ (rahj al-ḡār, “cave dust”).

Noun

realgar (usually uncountable, plural realgars)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.

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Further reading

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