fergusonite
[ fur-guh-suh-nahyt ]
noun
a rare-earth mineral, yttrium columbate and tantalate, found in pegmatites.
Origin of fergusonite
11820–30; named after R. Ferguson, 19th-century Scottish physician; see -ite1
Words Nearby fergusonite
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How to use fergusonite 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.
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