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SPHALERITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
Synonyms:
blende; sphalerite; zinc blende
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sphalerite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "sphalerite"):
atomic number 49; In; indium (a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite)
atomic number 81; thallium; Tl (a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores)
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