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What does argentite mean?

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Noun
  1. (mineralogy) Silver sulfide, (Ag2S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.
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He also found particles of gemstones such as corundum, garnet, rutile, and argentite.
Tennantite, tetrahedrite, argentite, pyrrhotite and native gold occurred sporadically and sparingly.
Other silver minerals reported were native silver, argentite, freibergite, and hessite.
In the weathering of mercury deposits, cinnabar behaves somewhat like the corresponding silver sulphide, argentite.
This ore has silver in a quantity slightly lower than argentite, but it's still quite good.

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