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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cerargyrite

/(sē̇*rär"jy̆*rīt)/ · Ce·rar·gy·rite · IPA
01 n. Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, li…
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    Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called horn silver).(Min.) Also: horn silver