yttrotantalite

American

[i-troh-tan-tl-ahyt] / ˌɪ troʊˈtæn tlˌaɪt /

noun

a mineral, tantalite and niobate of yttrium and various elements, as iron, and cerium, occurring in the form of brown-black crystals.

Etymology

Origin of yttrotantalite

1800–10; yttro- (combining form of yttrium ) + tantalite

Example Sentences

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It is usually found associated with tantalum, the chief minerals containing these two elements being tantalite, columbite, fergusonite and yttrotantalite; it is also a constituent of pyrochlor, euxenite and samarskite.

From Project Gutenberg

The substances occur, in very minute quantity, in a large number of sparingly-distributed and comparatively rare minerals—euxenite, samarksite, cerite, yttrotantalite, &c.

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