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argentite

/ahr-juhn-tahyt/US // ˈɑr dʒənˌtaɪt //UK // (ˈɑːdʒənˌtaɪt) //

精晶石,精铁矿,精晶岩,精铜矿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dark lead-gray sectile mineral, silver sulfide, Ag2S, occurring in crystals and as formless aggregates: an important ore of silver.

Examples

  • In the weathering of mercury deposits, cinnabar behaves somewhat like the corresponding silver sulphide, argentite.

  • The most important mineral of silver is the sulphide, argentite or "silver glance."