BASTNAESITE


Meaning of BASTNAESITE in English

noun

or bast·näs·ite ˈbastnəˌsīt

( -s )

Etymology: Swedish bastnäsit, from Bastnäs, Riddarhyttan dist., Västmanland, Sweden + Swedish -it -ite

: a mineral consisting of a fluocarbonate of the cerium metals that is wax-yellow to reddish brown

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