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3 definitions for Blende From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
blende
n : an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of
zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende, sphalerite]
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