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Definition of Argentite

Argentite
Argentite Ar"gen*tite, n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.

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- In mineralogy, argentite (from Latin argentum ' silver') is cubic silver sulfide (Ag2S), which can only exist at temperatures above 173 °C (343 °F), 177 °C...
- of silver sulfide below 173 °C (343 °F). Argentite is the stable form above that temperature. As argentite cools below that temperature its cubic form...
- acanthite (β-form), stable below 179 °C, body centered cubic so-called argentite (α-form), stable above 180 °C, and a high temperature face-centred cubic...
- silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold...
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- in ores containing sulfur, ****nic, antimony or chlorine. Ores include argentite (Ag2S), chlorargyrite (AgCl) which includes horn silver, and pyrargyrite...
- monoclinic silver sulfide, one of the most famous silver ore minerals. Argentite, silver sulfide of the orthorhombic system, one of the oldest silver ore...
- Many important metal ores are sulfides. Significant examples include: argentite (silver sulfide), cinnabar (mercury sulfide), galena (lead sulfide), molybdenite...
- (Hematite) Lead glance (Galena) Molybdenum glance (Molybdenite) Silver glance (Argentite) Glance (album), an album by Rose Kemp Glance, OpenStack's image service...
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