acanthite

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

acanthite

described by the German mineralogist G. A. Kenngott in 1855. From the Ancient Greek ἄκανθα ákantha (« thorn »), in reference to the shape of the crystals of the type locality.

Definition

minéralogie

Synonyms

acantiteakanthiteargentite-βargent vitreuxargyriteargyrosedaleminzitehenkélite

Plural

acanthites

Translations

  • germangerman:Argentiet
  • englishenglish:acanthite
  • spanishspanish:argentita
  • italianitalian:argentite
  • japanesejapanese:輝銀鉱
  • polishpolish:argentyt
  • russianrussian:аргентит
  • swedishswedish:silverglans
  • ukrainianukrainian:аргентит

See also

épiner (v.) épine (cn.) acantite (cn.) akanthite (cn.) épinette (cn.) épineux (adj.) épinier (cn.) épinière (adj.) épinaie (cn.) épinage (cn.)