fergusonite
[ fur-guh-suh-nahyt ]
/ ˈfɜr gə səˌnaɪt /
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noun
a rare-earth mineral, yttrium columbate and tantalate, found in pegmatites.
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The rare earth metals are found in the minerals gadolinite, samarskite, fergusonite, euxenite and cerite.
It is found in the minerals gadolinite, cerite, samarskite and fergusonite, and is usually obtained from cerite.