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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Argentite
Britannica 11thARGENTITE, a mineral which belongs to the galena group, and is cubic silver sulphide (AgjS). It is occasionally found as uneven cubes and octahedra, but more often as dendritic or earthy masses, with a blackish lead-grey colour and metallic lustre. The cubic c ...
Vol. 2, pp. 475-475
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Aragonite
Britannica 11thARAGONITE, one of the mineral forms of calcium carbonate (CaCOj), the other form being the more common mineral calcite. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, and the crystals are either prismatic or acicular in habit. Simple crystals are, however, rare;
Vol. 2, pp. 314-314
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Argenteuil
Britannica 11thARGENTEUIL, a town of northern France in the department of Seine-et-Oise, on the Seine, 5 m. N.W. of the fortifications of Paris by the railway from Paris to Mantes. Pop. (1906) 17,330. Argenteuil grew up round a monastery, which, dating from A.D. 656, was by
Vol. 2, pp. 460-460
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