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Answer for the clue "A yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements ", 10 letters:
bastnasite

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements [syn: bastnaesite ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineral English) A light brown mineral that is a source of many rare earth elements

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The mineral bastnäsite (or bastnaesite ) is one of a family of three carbonate - fluoride minerals, which includes bastnäsite-( Ce ) with a formula of (Ce, La)COF, bastnäsite-( La ) with a formula of (La, Ce)COF, and bastnäsite-( Y ) with a formula of (Y, ...