sphalerite

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

blende

zinc blende

steel jack

pseudogalena

lead marcasite

mock ore

false galena

blackjack

mock lead

jack

Vertalings

esfalerita

sphalérite

blenda

sfalerite

esfalerita

Sphalerit

σφαλερίτης

blenda

zinkblende

blenda

سفاليريت

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Zinkblende

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsfæl.ə.ˌɹaɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

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