Blende : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Blende	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blende n an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form Synonym(s): zinc blende, blende, sphalerite
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sphalerite \Sphal"er*ite\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?] slippery, uncertain. See {Blende}.] (Min.) Zinc sulphide; -- called also {blende}, {black-jack}, {false galena}, etc. See {Blende} (a) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blende \Blende\, n. [G., fr. blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive, fr. blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no lead. Cf. {Sphalerite}.] (Min.) (a) A mineral, called also {sphalerite}, and by miners {mock lead}, {false galena}, and {black-jack}. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous. (b) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster.