A dark gray or black mineral form of silver sulfide, an important ore of silver.
From Latin 'argentum' (silver) plus the mineralogical suffix '-ite' (a mineral). Named in the 19th century when scientists developed systematic names for mineral species.
Argentite is the mineral that made the Comstock Lode in Nevada one of the richest silver deposits in history—this one mineral generated enough wealth to build entire towns!
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