zinc blende
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of zinc blende
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The cubic form of zinc sulfide, zinc blende, also crystallizes in an FCC unit cell, as illustrated in Figure 10.61.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; Ð called also false galena.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
It is, however, nearly always found associated with zinc blende, and with calamine, although only in small quantities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Those lines you see are ultra-violet, made visible to the eye by activation of a radioactive compound whose rays in turn impinge on a zinc blende sheet.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 by Bates, Harry
The most important mineral of zinc is the sulphide, sphalerite or "zinc blende."
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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