blende: see sphalerite sphalerite (sfăl`ərīt, sfā`–), mineral composed of zinc sulfide, usually containing some iron and a little cadmium.
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Zinc sulfide (ZnS), the chief ore mineral of zinc. It is found associated with galena in most important lead-zinc deposits. The most important deposits are in the Mississippi River valley (U.S.), Poland, Belgium, and North Africa. See also sulfide mineral.
blende
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sphalerite
or blende or zincblende)
Sphalerite from Baxter Springs, Kan.
(credit: Courtesy of the Ted and Elsie Boente Collection; photograph, John H. Gerard—EB Inc.)
blende
1. another name for sphalerite
2. any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide
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