or blende or zincblende
Zinc sulfide (ZnS), the chief ore mineral of zinc .
It is found associated with galena in most important lead-zinc deposits. The most important deposits are in the Mississippi River valley (U.S.), Poland, Belgium, and North Africa. See also sulfide mineral .
Sphalerite from Baxter Springs, Kan.
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