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sphalerite
noun
(sphal-er-ite)
a mineral composed essentially of zinc sulfide that is the most important ore of zinc —called also zinc blende
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blende
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zinc blende
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galena
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chalcopyrite
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arsenopyrite
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pyrrhotite
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bornite
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tetrahedrite
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pyrite
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pentlandite
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biotite
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molybdenite
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epidote
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chalcocite
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limonite
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scheelite
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siderite
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cuprite
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veinlets
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sericite
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chlorite
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covellite
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sulphides
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silicification
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syenite
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pyrargyrite
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adularia
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fuchsite
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ankerite
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schists
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stockwork
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pyroxenite
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muscovite
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chrysocolla
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argentite
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albite
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dunite
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actinolite
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hornblende
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autunite
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brecciation
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stibnite
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amphibolite
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gabbro
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phyllite
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veinlet
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enargite
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hornfels
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aplite
,
greywacke
,
dacite
,
granodiorite
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kaolinite
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pitchblende
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blebs
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alunite
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phlogopite
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sulfides
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diorite
,
allanite
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amphibole
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potassic
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breccia
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uraninite
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andesite
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veining
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pegmatite
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diopside
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realgar
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haematite
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argillaceous
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stratiform
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diabase
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plagioclase
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argillite
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norite
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siltstone
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electrum
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azurite
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pyrophyllite
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bastnasite
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argentiferous
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pyroxene
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monzonite
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illite
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felsite
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hypabyssal
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carnotite
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chalcedony
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alkalic
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schistose
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gossan
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greisen
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pyrope
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cherty
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gneiss
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peridotite
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porphyries
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anomalism
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halite
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sphalerite
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