Blende may refer to:
Substances
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Sphalerite
Sphalerite (sometimes spelled sphaelerite) is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula . It is the most important ore of zinc. Sphalerite is found in a variety of deposit types, but it is primarily in Sedimentary exhalative deposits, sedimen ...
(''Zinc blende'', ZnS), the most common usage
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Hornblende
Hornblende 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. Hornblende minerals are common in igneous and metamorphic rocks ...
, a complex inosilicate series of minerals
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Pitchblende
Uraninite, formerly pitchblende, is a radioactive, uranium-rich mineral and ore with a chemical composition that is largely UO2 but because of oxidation typically contains variable proportions of U3O8. Radioactive decay of the uranium causes t ...
, former name of uraninite
Places
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Blende, Colorado
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Blende mine, lead and zinc mines in Canada
*, watercourse in Canada
Other uses
* an alternative name for
Rana Niejta
Rana 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 (names in other Sami languages are Rana Nieda, Ruona Neida, Radien-neide and Blende).
Rana Niejta is the godd ...
See also
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Blend (disambiguation)
A blend is a mixture of two or more different things or substances; e.g., a product of a Blender, mixer or blender.
Blend
Blend may also refer to:
* Blend word, a word formed from parts of other words
* Blend (album), ''Blend'' (album), a 1996 ...
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