acanthite
English
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Etymology
[edit]Named in 1855, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + -ite, because of the crystal shapes.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θaɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θaɪt/, /ˈæk.ənˌθaɪt/
- Rhymes: -ænθaɪt
Noun
[edit]acanthite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag2S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.
Translations
[edit]a mineral form of silver sulfide
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Acanthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “acanthite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ James D. Dana:Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]acanthite f (plural acanthites)
Further reading
[edit]- “acanthite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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