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samarskite
[ suh-mahr-skahyt ]
/ səˈmɑr skaɪt /
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noun
a velvet-black mineral, a complex columbate-tantalate of uranium, cerium, etc., occurring in masses: a minor source of uranium, thorium, and rare-earth oxides.
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Origin of samarskite
<German Samarskit (1847), after Russian mining engineer V.E. Samarskiĭ- Bykhovets (1803–70); see -ite1
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How to use samarskite in a sentence
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.
British Dictionary definitions for samarskite
samarskite
/ (səˈmɑːskaɪt) /
noun
a velvety black mineral of complex composition occurring in pegmatites: used as a source of uranium and certain rare earth elements
Word Origin for samarskite
C19: named after Colonel von Samarski, 19th-century Russian inspector of mines
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