From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blende
n 1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely
of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: {zinc blende},
{blende}, {sphalerite}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Blende /blɛndə/
aperture
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