Look up: gadolinite

1. gadolinite
   [n] - a mineral that is a source of rare earths
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2. Gadolinite
   Gad'o·lin·ite noun [ Named after Gadolin , a Russian chemist.] (Min.) A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron.
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3. gadolinite
   <chemical> A mineral of a nearly black colour and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron. ... Origin: Named after Gadolin, a Russian chemist. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. Gadolinite
   • (n.) A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron.
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5. gadolinite
   (from the article `rare-earth element`) ...a new element and to which he gave the name ytterbia, from Ytterby, the village where the ore was found. The name, however, was soon shortened to ... ...titanate minerals, such as fergusonite, euxenite, samarskite, and blomstrandine, are rich in the heavy rare-earth elements but are not used mu...
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6. Gadolinite
   Gadolinite, named after the Russian chemist Gadolin, or ytterbite is a naturally occurring complex silicate containing beryllium, iron and many of the rare earth metals, of which the latter is an important source. The principal rare earths that occur in gadolinite are yttrium and erbium, together wi...
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7. Gadolinite
   `Gadolinite` is a silicate mineral which consists principally of the silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron with formula: (Ce,La,Nd,Y)₂FeBe₂Si₂O₁₀. Called gadolinite-(Ce) or gadolinite-(Y) depending ...
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