Sylvanite

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syl=van=ite

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Sylvanite has 1 sense

sylvanite(n = noun.substance) graphic tellurium - a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America;

is a kind of mineral

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Sylvanite, n. [Fr. Transylvania, where first found.].

A telluride of gold and silver, (Au, Ag)Te2, of a steel gray, silver white, or brass yellow. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium. H., 1.5-2. Sp.gr., 7.9-8.3. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]