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Webster 1913 Edition

Gadolinite

Gad′o-lin-ite

,
Noun.
[Named after
Gadolin
, a Russian chemist.]
(Min.)
A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gadolinite

GADO'LINITE

,
Noun.
A mineral, so called from Professor Gadolin, usually in amorphous masses of a blackish color,and having the appearance of vitreous lava. It contains a new earth called yttria.

Definition 2024

Gadolinite

Gadolinite

See also: gadolinite

German

Noun

Gadolinite m

  1. plural of Gadolinit

gadolinite

gadolinite

See also: Gadolinite

English

Gadolinite

Noun

gadolinite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural gadolinites)

  1. (mineralogy) A dark, vitreous mineral that is a complex mixture of silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron, with the chemical formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10.

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References

  1. ↑ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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Etymology

After the Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin (1760-1852), +‎ -ite.[1]

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