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gadolinite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gadolinite has 1 sense
- gadolinite(n = noun.substance) ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium; Array is a kind of mineral
CIDE DICTIONARY
gadolinite, n. [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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