blende

blɛnd

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Definition of blende - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geology

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naturally occurring zinc sulfide mineral

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Blende is often found in zinc mines.

sphalerite

zinc blende

minerals

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various sulfide ores like antimony sulfide

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The mine extracted blende and other minerals.

sphalerite

zinc blende

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naturally occurring zinc sulfide mineral
various sulfide ores like antimony sulfide

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zinc blende

mineral form of zinc sulfide

Zinc blende is mined for zinc extraction.

Origin of blende

German, blenden (to blind)

Examples of blende in a sentence

Blende samples were analyzed in the laboratory.
Blende is a major source of zinc.
The geologist identified the shiny blende in the rock.

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French:blende, sulfure, ...
German:Zinkblende, Blende, ...
Italian:blenda, sfalerite, ...
Spanish:blenda, ...
Portuguese:blenda, ...
Chinese:闪锌矿, 闪锑矿, ...
Japanese:閃亜鉛鉱, ブレンド, ...
Arabic:سِفَالِيرِيت, خامَة كَبْرِيتِيدِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בְּלֶנְדָּה, בְּלֶנְדָּה, ...
Russian:бленда, бленд, ...
Ukrainian:бленда, бленд, ...
Hindi:ब्लेंड, सल्फाइड अयस्क, ...
Bengali:ব্লেন্ড, ...
Catalan:blenda, blenda de minerals, ...
Czech:sfalerit, blenda, ...
Danish:zinkblende, blende, ...
Dutch:zinkblende, ...
Greek:βλένδη, θειούχο μεταλλεύμα, ...
Hungarian:szfalerit, antimonit, ...
Khmer:ស្ពាឡេរីត, រ៉ែស៊ុលហ្វីតជាច្រើនប្រភេទ ដូចជារ៉ែស៊ុលហ្វីតអង់ទីម៉ូនី, ...
Korean:블렌드, ...
Persian:بلند, سنگ معدن سولفید, ...
Polish:blenda, ruda siarczkowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):blenda, minérios de sulfeto, ...
Romanian:blenda, blendă, ...
Swedish:blände, zinkblände, ...
Thai:แร่ซัลไฟด์สังกะสี, แร่ซัลไฟด์, ...
Turkish:çinko blendi, blende, ...
Vietnamese:blende, quặng blende, ...

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