Ma'angar da ma'adinai ne wanda ya kunshi azurfar sulfde, tare da tsarin sunadarai ag8ges6. Yana da ma'adinai mai ba da ma'ana kuma yawanci siffofin a matsayin ƙarami, ƙarfe, lu'ulu'u-launin toka-launin toka. Sunan "Argyrodite" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "Aryros," ma'ana "Siff," saboda "DoYMOs," saboda sau da yawa ya faru a cikin tagulla kristal. Argyrodite da farko ana amfani dashi azaman na azurfa da Jamusanci.