Sphalerite Synonyms

sfălə-rīt
An ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. zinc blende
  2. blende

Words Related to Sphalerite

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. chalcopyrite
  2. galena
  3. barite
  4. arsenopyrite
  5. pyrrhotite
  6. pyrite
  7. cerussite
  8. baryte
  9. epidote
  10. pyromorphite
  11. bornite
  12. feldspar
  13. chalcocite
  14. plagioclase

Sphalerite Sentence Examples

  • The principal ores are galena, sphalerite or zinc blende and smithsonite or zinc carbonate, which is locally called "dry bone" and which was the first zinc ore mined in the state.

  • Most economic deposits of non-ferrous metals occur as sulfide minerals e.g. galena, PbS; sphalerite, ZnS; chalcopyrite, CuFeS 2.

  • The sulfide minerals recorded from the lodes comprise pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite and arsenopyrite.

  • The large zinc anomalies are caused by the presence of coarse sphalerite and coarse baryte is also common.

  • The chief ore is zinc blende, or sphalerite (see Blende), which generally contains, in addition to zinc sulphide, small amounts of the sulphides of iron, silver and cadmium.