sylvanite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sylvanite*:
NOUN	substance	sylvanite, graphic tellurium	a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride

English > *sylvanite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America.
Synonym	graphic tellurium
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	gold, Au, atomic number 79	A soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element
Substances	tellurium, Te, atomic number 52	A brittle / brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur
Spanish	silvanita
Catalan	silvanita

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