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Blende
Blende
,Noun.
[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.
Definition 2024
Blende
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English
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Noun
blende (plural blendes)
- (mineralogy) A naturally-occurring sulphide of zinc.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, page 310:
- The procedure up here with ordinary local zinc blende had been straightforward—first you got the sulfur to go off by roasting the blende to zinc oxide, and then you reduced the oxide to zinc metal.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, page 310:
Synonyms
Translations
a naturally-occurring sulphide of zinc
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