skaɪt 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.
Origin:
< German Samarskit (1847), after Russian mining engineer V.E. Samarskiĭ-Bykhovets (1803–70); see -ite1
< German Samarskit (1847), after Russian mining engineer V.E. Samarskiĭ-Bykhovets (1803–70); see -ite1
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| —n | |
| a velvety black mineral of complex composition occurring in pegmatites: used as a source of uranium and certain rare earth elements | |
| [C19: named after Colonel von Samarski, 19th-century Russian inspector of mines] | |
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