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fergusonite

[ fur-guh-suh-nahyt ]

/ ˈfɜr gə səˌnaɪt /

noun

a rare-earth mineral, yttrium columbate and tantalate, found in pegmatites.

Words nearby fergusonite

feretory, fergana, fergus, fergus falls, ferguson, fergusonite, ferhoodle, feria, ferial, ferine, ferity

Origin of fergusonite

1820–30; named after R. Ferguson, 19th-century Scottish physician; see -ite¹

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The rare earth metals are found in the minerals gadolinite, samarskite, fergusonite, euxenite and cerite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
It is found in the minerals gadolinite, cerite, samarskite and fergusonite, and is usually obtained from cerite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various

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