sylvanite
[ sil-vuh-nahyt ]
/ ˈsɪl vəˌnaɪt /
noun
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
1790–1800; named after
Transylvania; see
-ite1
Words nearby sylvanite
sylphid,
sylva,
sylvan,
sylvaner,
sylvania,
sylvanite,
sylvanus,
sylvatic,
sylvester,
sylvester i,
sylvester ii
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British Dictionary definitions for sylvanite
sylvanite
/ (ˈsɪlvəˌnaɪt) /
noun
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
Word Origin for sylvanite
C18: from (
Tran)
sylvan (
ia) +
-ite
1, with reference to the region where it was first found