sylvanite

English

Etymology

From sylvan +‎ -ite, since it can be found in Transylvania.

Noun

sylvanite (countable and uncountable, plural sylvanites)

1. (mineralogy) Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: sylvaniitti

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sylvanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “sylvanite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.