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syl·van·ite noun also sil·van·ite \ˈsilvəˌnīt\ (-s) Etymology: French sylvanite, from sylvane sylvanite (from Transylvania, its locality) + -ite : a mineral (Au,Ag)Te2 consisting of a gold silver telluride, having a steel gray, silver white, or brass yellow color, and often occurring in implanted crystals resembling written characters (hardness 1.5-2 specific gravity 7.9-8.3) — called also graphic tellurium • syl·van·it·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nid.ik\ adjective |