sphalerite

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noun

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.

/ˈsfæl.əˌɹaɪt/ /ˈsfeɪ.ləˌɹaɪt/

sphalerite sphalerites

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

blende zincblende

sphaleritic

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