cerargyrite

[suh-rahr-juh-rahyt]

noun

a very soft mineral, silver chloride, AgCl, used as an ore of silver; horn silver.

Origin of cerargyrite

1865–70; < Greek kér(as) horn (see cerat-) + árgyr(os) silver + -ite¹; compare French kérargyre

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Examples from the Web for cerargyrite

In the oxide zone the most abundant minerals are cerargyrite (silver chloride) and native or "horn" silver.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
Silver is often represented in the outcrop by silver chloride or cerargyrite, which may be easily identified.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

British Dictionary definitions for cerargyrite

cerargyrite

noun

another name for chloroargyrite

Word Origin for cerargyrite

C19: from Greek keras horn + arguros silver + -ite 1

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