sylvanite

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noun

Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.

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telluride of gold and silvergraphic tellurium
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Meanings

nounsylvanite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvanites)

plural sylvanites

  1. countableuncountablechemistrySilver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.

    Synonyms: telluride of gold and silver

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSilver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.

Similar
telluride of gold and silver

More synonyms by meaning

nouna silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America

Similar
graphic tellurium
Broader
mineral
Also see
goldschmidtitetelluride of gold and silver

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Finnish sylvaniitti
  • sylvaniittimineral
Polish sylvanit
  • sylvanitmineral
Cite this entry
APA

sylvanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvanite

MLA

“sylvanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvanite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sylvanite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvanite.

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