English Explanatory Dictionary

bastnaesite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yellow-brown mineral that is a source of several rare earth metals, especially gadolinium, samarium, and neodymium.

Word forms

bastnaesite bastnaesites bastnasite bastnäsite

Etymology

From Bastnäs + -ite. Named after its type locality, the Bastnäs mine near Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden.

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