Fergusonite definitions

Fergusonite

1) Mineral
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Fergusonite

Fergusonite is a mineral comprising a complex oxide of various rare earth elements. The chemical formula of fergusonite species is (Y,RE)NbO4, where RE = rare-earth elements in solid solution with Y. Yttrium is usually dominant (the species fergusonite-(Y)), but sometimes Ce or Nd may predominate in molar proportion (species fergusonite-(Ce) and f...
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Fergusonite

• (n.) A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson.
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fergusonite

(from the article `rare-earth element`) The niobium titanate minerals, such as fergusonite, euxenite, samarskite, and blomstrandine, are rich in the heavy rare-earth elements but are not ...
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Fergusonite

Fer'gu·son·ite noun (Min.) A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo- niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson .
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Fergusonite

Fergusonite, named after Robert Ferguson, is a mineral of a brownish black colour, essentially a tantalo- niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium.
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fergusonite

[n] - a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals
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fergusonite

noun a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals
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