bastnaesite

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English[edit]

bastnaesite on Wikipedia

Bastnaesite from Burundi

Alternative forms[edit]

bastnasite, bastnäsite

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bastnaesite (plural bastnaesites)

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

Translations[edit]

mineral

Finnish: bastnäsiitti
German: Bastnäsit n
Greek: μπαστναζίτης (el) m (bastnazítis)
Swedish: bastnäsit

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