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Sphalerite meaning

A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.

Synonyms of Sphalerite

zinc blende blende mineral

Related words

Other words often associated with Sphalerite or its synonyms:

mineralized inorganic petrified stuff vegetable asphaltic material animal

Using Sphalerite

  • The main meaning on this page is: A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.
  • Useful related words include: zinc blende, blende, mineral.
  • In the example corpus, sphalerite often appears in combinations such as: sphalerite and, and sphalerite, sphalerite in.

Context around Sphalerite

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

green 1× cubic 1× contains 1×

Often after:

chalcopyrite 1× clusters 1× zns 1× structure 1×

Sentence patterns with Sphalerite

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amount of sphalerite and rarely 1× associated with sphalerite zns 1× by a sphalerite chalcopyrite massive 1× diamond and sphalerite has six 1× galena and sphalerite in collected 1× galena green sphalerite and tetrahedrite 1× pyrite 1 sphalerite clusters with 1× specimen contains sphalerite in carbonates 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

greenockite cds the 1× locally there is 1× mineralization is comprised 1× octahedral cleavage four 1× the cubic sphalerite 1× the rhyolite unit 1×

Common sentence endings:

003 ppm zinc 1× a quartz stockwork 1× and rarely galena 1× and sericite alteration 1× directional dodecahedral cleavage 1× massive galena veinlets 1×

Words around Sphalerite

Just before it in the word index:

sphagnum 13 sphaera 2 spha 3 sph 2 spgp 3 spgi 10

Just after it in the word index:

sphear 2 sphecius 2 sphelele 2 sphenodon 2 sphenodontia 2 sphenoid 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Sphalerite

  • In this selection, "sphalerite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, green, cubic, contains, chalcopyrite, clusters and zns stand out and add context to how "sphalerite" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amount of sphalerite and rarely and associated with sphalerite zns. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sphalerite" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sphalerite

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Veinlet along lower edge of specimen contains sphalerite in carbonates. (10 words)

Locally there is up to 10% sphalerite and semi-massive galena veinlets. (12 words)

Greenockite ( CdS ), the only cadmium mineral of importance, is nearly always associated with sphalerite (ZnS). (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The Sheeted Vein zone consists of northwest-striking parallel quartz-sulfide veins that dip to the east, with widths of at least 7 m. The veins host semi-massive to massive galena, green sphalerite, and tetrahedrite masses along a quartz stockwork. (41 words)

The second interval is composed of 5% disseminated pyrite, 1% sphalerite clusters with intense and local pervasive silica flooding hosted in a porphyritic felsic dike with moderate carbonate and sericite alteration. (31 words)

The cubic ( sphalerite structure ) variety analogous to diamond is called c-BN; it is softer than diamond, but its thermal and chemical stability is superior. (25 words)

Example sentences (10)

Mineralization is comprised largely of pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite with lesser amount of sphalerite and rarely galena.

The Sheeted Vein zone consists of northwest-striking parallel quartz-sulfide veins that dip to the east, with widths of at least 7 m. The veins host semi-massive to massive galena, green sphalerite, and tetrahedrite masses along a quartz stockwork.

The rhyolite unit is overlain by a sphalerite-chalcopyrite massive sulfide body up to 100m thick (on the section).

Trace amounts of galena and sphalerite in collected granodiorite intrusive rocks, with one sample returning 1,047 ppm lead and 2,003 ppm zinc.

Locally there is up to 10% sphalerite and semi-massive galena veinlets.

The second interval is composed of 5% disseminated pyrite, 1% sphalerite clusters with intense and local pervasive silica flooding hosted in a porphyritic felsic dike with moderate carbonate and sericite alteration.

Greenockite ( CdS ), the only cadmium mineral of importance, is nearly always associated with sphalerite (ZnS).

Octahedral cleavage (four directions) is present in fluorite and diamond, and sphalerite has six-directional dodecahedral cleavage.

The cubic ( sphalerite structure ) variety analogous to diamond is called c-BN; it is softer than diamond, but its thermal and chemical stability is superior.

Veinlet along lower edge of specimen contains sphalerite in carbonates.

Common combinations with sphalerite

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sphalerite" in a sentence?
An example: "Mineralization is comprised largely of pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite with lesser amount of sphalerite and rarely galena." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sphalerite" from authentic English texts.
What does "sphalerite" mean?
Sphalerite means: A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.
What are synonyms of "sphalerite"?
Common synonyms of "sphalerite" include: zinc blende, blende, mineral.
How many example sentences with "sphalerite" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sphalerite", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.