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Webster 1913 Edition
Blende
Blende
,Noun.
[G., fr.
blenden
to blind, dazzle, deceive, fr. blind
blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or (Dana
) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no lead. Cf. Sphalerite
.] (Min.)
(a)
A mineral, called also
sphalerite
, and by miners mock lead
, false galena
, and black-jack
. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous. (b)
A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster.