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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPHALERITE

Sphal "er *ite, n. Etym: [Gr. Blende. ] (Min. )

Defn: Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false galena, etc. See Blende (a ).

New American Oxford Dictionary

sphalerite

sphal er ite |ˈsfaləˌrīt ˈsfæləraɪt | ▶noun a shiny mineral, yellow to dark brown or black in color, consisting of zinc sulfide. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek sphaleros ‘deceptive ’ + -ite 1. Compare with blende .

Oxford Dictionary

sphalerite

sphalerite |ˈsfalərʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a shiny mineral, yellow to dark brown or black in colour, consisting of zinc sulphide. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek sphaleros ‘deceptive ’ + -ite 1. Compare with blende .