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sylvanite
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English
Etymology
From sylvan + -ite, since it can be found in Transylvania.
Noun
sylvanite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvanites)
- (mineralogy) Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.
Translations
mineral
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Sylvanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “sylvanite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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