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argyrodite definition

ar·gyro·dite (är jir′ə dīt′)

noun

a dark gray, soft mineral, AgGeS, found in silver veins, and used as a major source of germanium

Etymology: < Gr argyrōdēs, rich in silver < argyros (see argent) + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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