Definitions for: Sylvanite

[n] a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Syl"van*ite, n. [So called from Transylvania, where
it was first found.] (Min.)
A mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steel-gray,
silver-white, or brass-yellow color. It often occurs in
implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence
is called graphic tellurium. [Written also silvanite.]

Synonyms: graphic tellurium

See Also: atomic number 52, atomic number 79, Au, gold, mineral, Te, tellurium

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