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blende

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blende: see sphalerite sphalerite (sfăl`ərīt, sfā`–), mineral composed of zinc sulfide, usually containing some iron and a little cadmium.
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sphalerite

 or blende or zincblende

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Sphalerite from Baxter Springs, Kan.
(credit: Courtesy of the Ted and Elsie Boente Collection; photograph, John H. Gerard—EB Inc.)
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
1. another name for sphalerite
2. any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide


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Two of the company's properties, Blende and Sphinx, have significant inferred resources; lead, silver, zinc, and molybdenum.
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) is a crystalline compound formed from cadmium and tellurium with a zinc blende (cubic) crystal structure.
 
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