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Answer for the clue "A steel gray metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony) ", 9 letters:
zinkenite

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) A grey mineral with hexagonal crystals, lead 9 antimony 22 sulfur 42 .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zinkenite \Zink"en*ite\ (-en*[imac]t), n. [From Zinken, director at one time of the Hanoverian mines.] (Min.) A steel-gray metallic mineral, a sulphide of antimony and lead.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a steel gray metallic mineral (a sulphide of lead and antimony)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Zinkenite is a steel-gray metallic sulfosalt mineral composed of lead antimony sulfide Pb Sb S . Zinkenite occurs as acicular needle-like crystals. It was first described in 1826 for an occurrence in the Harz Mountains , Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and named ...