What is the meaning of Sylvanite?

  • (n.) A telluride of gold and silver, (Au, Ag)Te2, of a steel gray, silver white or brass yellow. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium. H., 1.5-2. Sp.gr., 7.9-8.3.
  • (n.) A mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steel-gray, silver-white or brass-yellow color. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium.
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