sphalerite

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Definition of sphalerite in English Turkish dictionary

blend

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Definition of sphalerite in English English dictionary

A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S

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or blende or zincblende Zinc sulfide (ZnS), the chief ore mineral of zinc. It is found associated with galena in most important lead-zinc deposits. The most important deposits are in the Mississippi River valley (U.S.), Poland, Belgium, and North Africa. See also sulfide mineral

{i} brownish or yellow ore which is the main source of zinc

an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form

Zinc sulphide which is the principal ore of zinc [Zn] Sphalerite was often called 'black jack', 'resin jack', or 'zinc blende', because of its appearance and the variation in colours Click here to see an example

Zinc sulphide; called also blende, black-jack, false galena, etc

Naturally occurring zinc ore (zinc sulphide)

See Blende (a)

Hyphenation

sphal·er·ite

Synonyms

blende, zinc blende

Etymology

() From Greek σφαλερὀς (sfaledos) "treacherous", named in 1847.Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944