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Euxenite
Eux′e-nite
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] hospitable. So named because it contains a number of rare elements.]
(Min.)
A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.
Definition 2024
Euxenite
euxenite
euxenite
English
Euxenite
Noun
euxenite (plural euxenites)
- (mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6.
Translations
mineral
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References
- ↑ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944