transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsfa-lə-ˌrīt ]
noun
Etymology: German Sphalerit, from Greek sphaleros deceitful, from sphallein to cause to fall; from its often being mistaken for galena — more at spill
Date: circa 1868
: a mineral composed essentially of zinc sulfide that is the most important ore of zinc — called also zinc blende