Bible Dictionaries
Blende

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic luster.

(2):

(n.) 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.

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