Blende
Blende ({not transcribed}) , noun
[German, from blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive, from blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no lead. Compare Sphalerite.]
(a)
(Mineralogy) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners mock lead, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous.
(b)
(Mineralogy) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster.