| zinc blende n. See sphalerite. |
zinc blende
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) another name for sphalerite
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| Noun | 1. |  zinc blende - an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline formatomic number 49, indium, In - 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 mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
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