samarskite

[ suh-mahr-skahyt ]

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

Origin of samarskite

C19: named after Colonel von Samarski, 19th-century Russian inspector of mines

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