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[syn: sylvanite, graphic tellurium]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sylvanite \Syl"van*ite\, n. [Fr. Transylvania, where first
found.] (Min.)
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sylvanite
n 1: a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride;
a source of gold in Australia and America [syn:
sylvanite, graphic tellurium]