sphalerite

n. [矿]闪锌矿

发音

US /ˈsfæl.əˌɹaɪt/
US /ˈsfeɪ.ləˌɹaɪt/

词形变化

sphalerites 复数 sphalerites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.

    化学 地质

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

blende zincblende

上位词 1

mineral

部分词 4

in tl thallium indium

词源

From Ancient Greek σφαλερός (sphalerós, “unstable, unsteady, precarious”) + -ite; named in 1847.

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