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sphalerite
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Sphalerite
(gcide) | Sphalerite \Sphal"er*ite\, n. [Gr. ??? slippery, uncertain. See
Blende.] (Min.)
Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, {false
galena}, etc. See Blende
(a) .
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sphalerite
(gcide) | Blende \Blende\, n. [G., fr. blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive,
fr. blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling
luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it
yields no lead. Cf. Sphalerite.] (Min.)
(a) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners {mock
lead}, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc
sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is
usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous.
(b) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic
sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic
luster.
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sphalerite
(wn) | sphalerite
n 1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely
of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende,
blende, sphalerite] |
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Sphalerite
(gcide) | Sphalerite \Sphal"er*ite\, n. [Gr. ??? slippery, uncertain. See
Blende.] (Min.)
Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, {false
galena}, etc. See Blende
(a) .
[1913 Webster]Blende \Blende\, n. [G., fr. blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive,
fr. blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling
luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it
yields no lead. Cf. Sphalerite.] (Min.)
(a) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners {mock
lead}, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc
sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is
usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous.
(b) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic
sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic
luster.
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