sphalerite
sphalerite · sphalerites
Sphalerit, Zinkblende
A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic…A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.
US/ˈsfeɪ.ləˌɹaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesA yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.
Sphalerit, Zinkblende
More definitions
- an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
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Origin
From Ancient Greek σφαλερός (sphalerós, “unstable, unsteady, precarious”) + -ite; named inFrom Ancient Greek σφαλερός (sphalerós, “unstable, unsteady, precarious”) + -ite; named in 1847.
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Forms
plural: sphalerites| Singular | sphalerite |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form:zinc blendeblende