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sphalerite

spha·le·rite

UK/ˈsfæl.əˌɹaɪt/ US/ˈsfeɪ.ləˌɹaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form

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

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