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Definition of Sphalerite
1. Noun. An ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form.
Terms within: Atomic Number 49, In, Indium, Atomic Number 81, Thallium, Tl
Generic synonyms: Mineral
Definition of Sphalerite
1. n. Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false galena, etc. See Blende
Definition of Sphalerite
1. Noun. (minerology) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sphalerite
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Medical Definition of Sphalerite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphalerite
Literary usage of Sphalerite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by New Zealand Geological Survey (1912)
"Occurrence of sphalerite.— The sphalerite occurs in and associated with the ...
Most of the sphalerite occurs as a part of the cementing material of the ..."
2. Guide to the Mineral Collections in the Illinois State Museum by Alja Robinson Crook, Illinois State Museum (1920)
"Pure sphalerite has the color of resin. See the specimen from Spain (No. 3765).
... Some sphalerite contains as much as 20 per cent of iron. ..."
3. Guide to the Mineral Collections in the Illinois State Museum by Illinois State Museum, Alja Robinson Crook (1920)
"Pure sphalerite has the color of resin. See the specimen from Spain (No. 3765).
... Some sphalerite contains as much as 20 per cent of iron. ..."
4. The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana, 1837-1868: Descriptive Mineralogy by James Dwight Dana, Edward Salisbury Dana (1920)
"sphalerite is now the most abundant zinc ore, aggregating more than 90 pc of ...
The ores of this region were originally deposited as galena and sphalerite, ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"(m) Freiberg, Saxony, Alte Hoffnung Gottes Mine, R. Beck: galena decreases until
at 1650 ft. it is almost entirely replaced by sphalerite and pyrite. ..."
6. The University Geological Survey of Kansas by Erasmus Haworth, Kansas Geological Survey (1904)
"Dolomite, sphalerite, calcite. Dolomite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite. ...
Pyrite, sphalerite (small, reddish crystals in cavity). sphalerite, dolomite ..."
7. State Geological Survey of Kansas. [Reports] by Kansas Geological Survey (1904)
"Dolomite, sphalerite, calcite. Dolomite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite. ...
Pyrite, sphalerite (small, reddish crystals in cavity) ..."
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