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acanthite

noun
acan·​thite | \ əˈkanËŒthÄ«t, ˈakÉ™nËŒ-\
plural -s

Definition of acanthite

: a mineral Ag2S consisting of a silver sulfide like argentite but crystallizing in slender prisms (specific gravity 7.2–7.3)

First Known Use of acanthite

1856, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acanthite

International Scientific Vocabulary acanth- + -ite; from the thornlike shape of its crystals; originally formed as German akanthit

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