gadolinite

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun gadolinite has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

gadoliniten. [Named after Gadolin, a Russian chemist.].
     A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gadolinite, n. a dark crystalline mineral consisting of ferrous silicate of beryllium.

Etymology
J. Gadolin, Finnish mineralogist d. 1852

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