[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sphalerite \sphal"erite\, n. gr. ??? slippery, uncertain. see
   blende. min.
   zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false
   galena, etc. see blende
   a .
       1913 webster
see also:
blende blende black-jack false galena 

[2] : 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
see also:
sphalerite sphalerite mock lead false galena black-jack 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sphalerite
     n : an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of
         zinc sulfide in crystalline form syn: zinc blende, blende
see also:
zinc blende blende 

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