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davidite

n. (context mineral English) A particular mineral.

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Davidite

Davidite is a rare earth oxide mineral with chemical end members La and Ce. It exists in two forms:

  • Davidite-(La) (La,Ce,Ca)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe)O discovered at Radium Hill mine, South Australia in 1906 and named by Douglas Mawson for Australian geologist Tannatt William Edgeworth David (1858-1934).
  • Davidite-(Ce) (Ce,La)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe)O first described in 1960 from Vemork, Iveland, Norway.