"sphalerite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsfæl.ə.ˌɹaɪt/ [US], /ˈsfeɪ.lə.ˌɹaɪt/ [US] Forms: sphalerites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σφαλερός (sphalerós, “unstable, unsteady, precarious”) + -ite; named in 1847. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|σφαλερός|ite|lang1=grc|t1=unstable, unsteady, precarious}} Ancient Greek σφαλερός (sphalerós, “unstable, unsteady, precarious”) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} sphalerite (plural sphalerites)
  1. (mineralogy) 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. Wikipedia link: sphalerite Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: blende, zincblende Derived forms: sphaleritic Translations (mineral): esfalerita [feminine] (Catalan), sinkkivälke (Finnish), sphalérite [feminine] (French), Sphalerit [masculine] (German), Zinkblende [feminine] (German), szfalerit (Hungarian), sfalerite [feminine] (Italian), blenda [feminine] (Italian), blenda cynkowa [feminine] (Polish), sfaleryt [feminine] (Polish), esfalerita [feminine] (Portuguese), blenda [feminine] (Portuguese), esfalerita [feminine] (Spanish), blenda [feminine] (Spanish)

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