Found 2 items, similar to Sphalerite.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sphalerite sphalerite n : an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende, blende]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sphalerite Sphalerite \Sphal"er*ite\, n. [Gr. ??? slippery, uncertain. See Blende.] (Min.) Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false galena , etc. See Blende (a) . [1913 Webster]