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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende, blende, sphalerite]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: German, from blenden to deceive, literally, to blind, from Old High German blenten; akin to Old English blind Date: circa 1753 sphalerite

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any naturally occurring metal sulphide, esp. zinc blende. Etymology: G f. blenden deceive, so called because while often resembling galena it yielded no lead

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sphalerite Sphal"er*ite, n. [Gr. ??? slippery, uncertain. See Blende.] (Min.) Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false galena, etc. See Blende (a) .

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Min.) Black-jack, sulphuret of zinc, mock lead, false galena.