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- noun The
mineral sphalerite .
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I took a screen made of zincblende, which will phosphoresce when the emanations of radium fall upon it.
The Life Radiant Lilian Whiting
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Brescia; zincblende and carbonate of zinc in Val Seriana; lignite in the same valley; and peat in the Varese valley and along Lake Garda.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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