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Meaning of "sylvanite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SYLVANITE

From (Tran)sylvan(ia) + -ite1, with reference to the region where it was first found.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SYLVANITE

sylvanite  [ˈsɪlvəˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYLVANITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sylvanite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYLVANITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sylvanite in the English dictionary

The definition of sylvanite in the dictionary is a silver-white mineral consisting of a telluride of gold and silver in the form of elongated striated crystals: a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: Te2.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYLVANITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amazonite
ˈæməzəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
ammonite
ˈæməˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
bentonite
ˈbɛntəˌnaɪt
Bevanite
ˈbevəˌnaɪt
Gilsonite
ˈɡɪlsəˌnaɪt
hessonite
ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
limonite
ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt
Masonite
ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
morganite
ˈmɔːɡəˌnaɪt
suburbanite
səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt
taconite
ˈtækəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
titanite
ˈtaɪtəˌnaɪt
vulcanite
ˈvʌlkəˌnaɪt
wollastonite
ˈwʊləstəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYLVANITE

sylphish
sylphlike
sylphy
sylva
sylvae
sylvan
sylvaner
Sylvanus
sylvatic
Sylvester
Sylvester II
sylvestral
sylvestrian
sylvia
sylvicultural
sylviculture
sylviine
sylvine
sylvinite
sylvite

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYLVANITE

allanite
basanite
Buchmanite
Canaanite
colemanite
cyanite
granite
infinite
luxulianite
manganite
melanite
Michiganite
microgranite
Midianite
sillimanite
strontianite
torbanite
uranite
urbanite
vesuvianite
vivianite

Synonyms and antonyms of sylvanite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sylvanite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYLVANITE

Find out the translation of sylvanite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sylvanite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sylvanite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sylvanite
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silvanita
570 millions of speakers

English

sylvanite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sylvanite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sylvanite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сильванитом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sylvanite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sylvanite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sylvanite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sylvanite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sylvanit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シルバニア鉱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sylvanite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sylvanite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sylvanite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sylvanite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिल्व्हनेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sylvanite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

silvanite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sylvanite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сільванітом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sylvanite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sylvanite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sylvanite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sylvanite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sylvanite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sylvanite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYLVANITE»

The term «sylvanite» is normally little used and occupies the 150.151 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYLVANITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sylvanite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sylvanite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sylvanite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYLVANITE»

Discover the use of sylvanite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sylvanite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Colorado's Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness: Plus the ...
General description: A day hike to Copper Lake, 5 miles, the Sylvanite mine complex, 5.9 miles, or Triangle Pass, 6.6 miles. Difficulty: Moderate to Copper Lake; moderately strenuous to Sylvanite Basin; strenuous to Triangle Pass.
Erik Molvar, 2001
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The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide
Strunz Classification - Group Members - Chemical Formula - Crystallography II/D. 16-Kostovite-Calaverite series II/D.16-10 Kostovite II/D.16-20 Sylvanite II/D.16-30 Krennerite II/D.16-40 Calaverite CuAuTe4 (Au,Ag)2Te4 AuTe2 AuTe2 m m 2 ...
Bernhard Pracejus, 2008
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Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico
Sylvanite. COUNTY: Hidalgo LOCATION : about 20 mi. southeast of Animas MAP : page 257 P.O. est. 1908;discont. 1913. In February of 1908, "Doc" Clark discovered placer gold along the southwest flank of the Little Hatchet Mountains and ...
James E. Sherman, Barbara H. Sherman, 1975
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Telluride Ores of Boulder County, Colorado
In other samples from the Poorman, and also in ores of the Franklin and Golden Bell, fairly pure crystals of sylvanite grew in open vugs in quartz and were cemented by later fillings of ankerite and calcite. These crystals are typically 1 mm long ...
William Crowley Kelly, Edwin Newell Goddard, 1969
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Second Report on a Cooperative Investigation of the ...
Sylvanite is possibly present as silver-white specks in some of the ore from this mine. The identification, however, rests only on the detection by assay of small amounts of tellurium. (Crawford, 1913.) . .... Clear Greek County. — 1daho Springs ...
Rollin E. Stevens, 1960
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The Mining Investor
Sylvanite, from the mining man's point of view, is entering upon the second stage of its existence. That of the installation of machinery and the commencement of regular production. The first stage in the life of Sylvanite was attended with many  ...
‎1909
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
ZONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EUREKA AND SYLVANITE DISTRICTS The section on structure (see pp. 47-48) expresses the opinion that the Eureka and Sylvanite districts gestive, and its significance is emphasized by detailed ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1947
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Geology and Ore Deposits of the Little Hatchet Mountains, ...
The chlorite of the Eureka ores occupies the same position in the sequence as the second-generation chlorite of the Sylvanite ores. In general, it may be said that if the Eureka half of the paragenesis diagram (fig. 11) is superimposed on the  ...
Samuel Grossman Lasky, 1947
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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
19 SYLVANITE (Au,Ag)Te~2l Monoclinic — prismatic — m Environment: Rare; in late low-temperature precious metal ore veins. Crystal description: Usually in crystals, deeply striated, elongated parallel to a horizontal axis. Commonly twinned ...
Frederick H. Pough, Roger Tory Peterson, 1996
10
Guernsey Breeders' Journal
A. L. Bell, Shelton, Washington Bravo of Rich Neck 26th 78739 (Bull) $105 Giralda of Sylvanite 129817 215 Bues Brothers, Menlow, Washington ~ Beauty of West Salem 120646 Mukokie's Maid of Salem 113956 150 E. E. Case, Raymond,  ...
‎1922

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYLVANITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sylvanite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Margaret Helen Fudge
The next year they moved to the Sylvanite Ranger Station, also on the Kootenai National Forest. As a city-raised girl, Margaret soon adjusted to rural living. «The Missoulian, Jun 15»
2
Anconia Commences Drilling at Its Grenfell Property, Kirkland Lake …
... including 7.98g/t over 7.55m on surface in October 2014 in channel sample #15 (see press release dated Dec 1 2014) from the wall rock of the Sylvanite Fault, ... «Marketwired, Apr 15»
3
Bid to start potash mine begins
Potash is processed from potassium-bearing ores such as sylvanite (a mixture of sylvite and common salt). Potassium chloride (KCl) is the type of potash mined ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 15»
4
Soldier, miner, con man, fugitive
The vein has been examined closely and it was found pounded full of small pieces of sylvanite ore that came from Boulder, Colorado. Water had then been ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Nov 14»
5
Anconia Samples 19 g/t Au From the Sylvanite Fault at Grenfell …
This demonstrates the potential of the Sylvanite Fault itself, and leads to the possibility that the Fault is a major controlling structure for gold in the Allen Veins ... «Marketwired, Nov 14»
6
Anconia Completes Successful Initial Program at Grenfell Property …
The Sylvanite fault is major structure trending NW-SE across the property that may be a primary control on gold distribution. Channel Sample of 0.22 g/t Au over ... «Marketwired, Oct 14»
7
Sheshinski 2 backpedals; Israel Chemicals still unhappy
The cost of producing sylvanite, a material similar to potash that is a by-product of magnesium production at the plant, will be recognized as an expense of the ... «Globes, Oct 14»
8
Worries over possible extension to potash mine
The main mineral produced from the main currently, is sylvanite forms of potash." The proposed new building will be nearly 100 metres by 31 metres and 35 ... «The Press, York, Sep 14»
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Grants Pass Daily Courier: Rock For A Hard Place?
More commonly, it is found combined with metals, such as in the minerals calaverite (aka gold telluride) and sylvanite (aka silver-gold telluride). Commercially ... «OPB News, May 14»
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Jewelry by accident: Wrecked auto parts find new life
But Christi Schimpke sees jewelry: pieces of a smashed Ferrari 360 that can be bent into a bracelet or the sylvanite gray finish of a crashed Mercedes-Benz SLS ... «OCRegister, Feb 14»

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