enargite

[ en-ahr-jahyt, en-er-jahyt ]
/ ɛnˈɑr dʒaɪt, ˈɛn ərˌdʒaɪt /

noun

a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu3AsS4, occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.

Origin of enargite

1850–55; < Greek enarg(ḗs) brilliant ( en- en-2 + -argēs, akin to argós bright, árgyros silver) + -ite1

Words nearby enargite

enantiomer, enantiomorph, enantiomorphism, enantiosis, enantiotropy, enargite, enarthrodial, enarthrosis, enate, enation, enc.