BECKELITE


Meaning of BECKELITE in English

ˈbekəˌlīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Friedrich Becke died 1931 Austrian mineralogist + English -lite

: a mineral Ca 3 (Ce,La,Y) 4 (SiZr) 3 O 15 consisting of the cerium metals and calcium and occurring in wax-yellow isometric crystals (hardness 5, specific gravity 4.15)

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