XANTHOCONITE


Meaning of XANTHOCONITE in English

zanˈthäkəˌnīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: German xanthokon xanthoconite (from xanth- + Greek konis dust) + English -ite; from the color of its streak powder — more at incinerate

: a cochineal-red to orange-yellow to brown mineral Ag 3 AsS 3 consisting of a silver arsenic sulfide and occurring in tabular crystals and often flat rhombohedrons — compare proustite

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