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Sylvanite

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(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.

(2):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sylvanite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sylvanite.html. 1828.