SAMARSKITE
samarskite
(noun) a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
After Vasilii Evgrafovich Samarsky-Bykhovets in 1847.
Noun
samarskite (plural samarskites)
(mineral) A shiny black radioactive mineral that contains a complex mixture of rare earth oxides
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*mar"skite, a. Etym: [After Samarski, a Russian.] (Min.)
Definition: A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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