1 sylvanite | Definition of sylvanite

sylvanite

noun
syl·​van·​ite
variants: or less commonly silvanite \ ˈsilvəˌnīt \
plural -s

Definition of sylvanite

: a mineral (Au,Ag)Te2 consisting of a gold silver telluride, having a steel gray, silver white, or brass yellow color, and often occurring in implanted crystals resembling written characters (hardness 1.5–2 specific gravity 7.9–8.3)

called also graphic tellurium

Other Words from sylvanite

sylvanitic \ ¦⸗⸗¦nitik \ adjective

History and Etymology for sylvanite

French sylvanite, from sylvane sylvanite (from Transylvania, its locality) + -ite

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