Sylvanite \Syl"van*ite\, n. [Fr. Transylvania, where first found.] (Min.) A telluride of gold and silver, {(Au, Ag)Te2}, of a steel gray, silver white, or brass yellow. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called {graphic tellurium}. H., 1.5-2. Sp.gr., 7.9-8.3.