sylvanite
a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te2, silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.
Origin of sylvanite
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How to use sylvanite in a sentence
Experience counts a lot, of course, but I do know something about sylvanite, or white gold.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan DunnA small part of the world's supply is obtained from the gold-silver tellurides—calaverite, sylvanite, krennerite, and petzite.
The Economic Aspect of Geology | C. K. LeithThis side the exposed reef may have been ground down below the sylvanite.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan DunnBut the strikes were rich because sylvanite is one of the richest of all gold ores.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan DunnHe figgers this sylvanite lies under this porphyry reef, sabe?
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for sylvanite
/ (ˈsɪlvəˌnaɪt) /
a silver-white mineral consisting of a telluride of gold and silver in the form of elongated striated crystals: a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: (Au,Ag)Te 2
Origin of sylvanite
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