sylvanite

[ sil-vuh-nahyt ]

/ ˈsɪl vəˌnaɪt /

noun

a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te2, silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.

Origin of sylvanite

1790–1800; named after Transylvania; see -ite¹

Words nearby sylvanite

sylphid, sylva, sylvan, Sylvaner, Sylvania, sylvanite, Sylvanus, sylvatic, Sylvester, Sylvester I, Sylvester II

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Example sentences from the Web for sylvanite

A small part of the world's supply is obtained from the gold-silver tellurides—calaverite, sylvanite, krennerite, and petzite.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
He 'lows it's sylvanite, same as they have over to Boulder County in Colorado.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn
He figgers this sylvanite lies under this porphyry reef, sabe?
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn
This side the exposed reef may have been ground down below the sylvanite.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn

But the strikes were rich because sylvanite is one of the richest of all gold ores.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for sylvanite

sylvanite

/ (ˈsɪlvəˌnaɪt) /

noun

a silver-white mineral consisting of a telluride of gold and silver in the form of elongated striated crystals: a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: (Au,Ag)Te 2

Word Origin for sylvanite

C18: from (Tran) sylvan (ia) + -ite 1, with reference to the region where it was first found

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单词	sylvanite
释义	sylvanite [ sil-vuh-nahyt ] / ˈsɪl vəˌnaɪt / noun a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te2, silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold. Origin of sylvanite 1790–1800; named after Transylvania; see -ite¹ Words nearby sylvanite sylphid, sylva, sylvan, Sylvaner, Sylvania, sylvanite, Sylvanus, sylvatic, Sylvester, Sylvester I, Sylvester II Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sylvanite A small part of the world's supply is obtained from the gold-silver tellurides—calaverite, sylvanite, krennerite, and petzite. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith He 'lows it's sylvanite, same as they have over to Boulder County in Colorado. Rimrock Trail\|J. Allan Dunn He figgers this sylvanite lies under this porphyry reef, sabe? Rimrock Trail\|J. Allan Dunn This side the exposed reef may have been ground down below the sylvanite. Rimrock Trail\|J. Allan Dunn But the strikes were rich because sylvanite is one of the richest of all gold ores. Rimrock Trail\|J. Allan Dunn British Dictionary definitions for sylvanite sylvanite / (ˈsɪlvəˌnaɪt) / noun a silver-white mineral consisting of a telluride of gold and silver in the form of elongated striated crystals: a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: (Au,Ag)Te 2 Word Origin for sylvanite C18: from (Tran) sylvan (ia) + -ite 1, with reference to the region where it was first found Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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