Sylvanite

noun

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Noun

1
Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white. countable, uncountable
2
a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America wordnet

Synonyms

goldschmidtite graphic tellurium

Etymology

From sylvan + -ite, since it can be found in Transylvania.

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