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A mineral that is a source of rare earths
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gadolinite
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Gadolinite , sometimes known as Ytterbite , is a silicate mineral consisting principally of the silicates of cerium , lanthanum , neodymium , yttrium , beryllium , and iron with the formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)FeBeSiO. It is called gadolinite-(Ce) or gadolinite-(Y), ...
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n. (context mineral English) A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (cerium,lanthanum,neodymium,yttrium) 2 ironberyllium 2 silicon 2 oxygen ...
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n. a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium [syn: ytterbite ]
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Gadolinite \Gad"o*lin*ite\, n. [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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The minerals in question are gadolinite and xenotime, sources of the so-called rare-earth elements.