fergusonite

[ fur-guh-suh-nahyt ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fergusonite¹

1820–30; named after R. Ferguson, 19th-century Scottish physician; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The rare earth metals are found in the minerals gadolinite, samarskite, fergusonite, euxenite and cerite.

From Project Gutenberg

It is found in the minerals gadolinite, cerite, samarskite and fergusonite, and is usually obtained from cerite.

From Project Gutenberg