| 单词 | ruby blende |
| 释义 | > as lemmasruby blende ruby blende n. [after German †Rubinblende (1762 or earlier); compare French †rubine blende (1800 or earlier)] (a) a deep red form of zinc blende or sphalerite; (b) = red silver ore n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(e)(ii) (now rare). ΚΠ a1775 J. H. Hampe Exper. Syst. Metall. (1777) 160 Of this there is a two-fold sort: One called ruby-blende, on accunt of its fine colour. It is sometimes crystallised and transparent; not unlike the red silver-ore. 1820 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. (ed. 3) III. 425 (heading) Rhomboidal ruby-blende, or red silver. 1855 D. T. Ansted et al. in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 501 Proustite —— Red Silver, Ruby-blende. 1905 Westm. Monthly May 4 Sphalerite; Ruby blend is found occasionly [sic] in coal pockets and geodes. 1907 S. M. Frazier Secrets Rocks (ed. 2) xi. 161 The third great ore of silver..—pyrargyrite, red silver or ruby blende—is often found mixed in with those already mentioned. 1994 R. E. Bevins Mineral. Wales 111/2 In the Halkyn area small, 2-3 mm sized, red ruby-blende crystals were once in abundance, although they are now difficult to collect. < as lemmas |
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