Blende
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Blende may refer to:
- SphaleriteSphaleriteSphalerite is a mineral that is the chief ore of zinc. It consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form but almost always contains variable iron. When iron content is high it is an opaque black variety, marmatite. It is usually found in association with galena, pyrite, and other sulfides...
(Zinc blende, ZnS), the most common usage - HornblendeHornblendeHornblende is a complex inosilicate series of minerals .It is not a recognized mineral in its own right, but the name is used as a general or field term, to refer to a dark amphibole....
- Pitchblende
- an alternative name for Rana NiejtaRana NiejtaRana Niejta and Rana Niejte are Ume Sami names on a goddess in sami mythology. In Northern Sami she is called Rana Neida and Rana Neide .Rana Niejta is the goddess for spring and fertility...