sylvanite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sylvanite (plural sylvanites)

  1. (mineralogy) Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in colour from steely gray to almost white.

Further reading

  • “Sylvanite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • sylvanite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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