sphalerite

Meanings

Plural: sphalerites

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφαλερός (sphalerós, “unstable, unsteady, precarious”) + -ite; named in 1847.

Synonyms

blende, zinc blende, zincblende

Scrabble Score: 15

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