GADOLINITE


Meaning of GADOLINITE in English

/gad"l euh nuyt'/ , n.

a silicate mineral from which the rare-earth metals gadolinium, holmium, and rhenium are extracted.

[ 1795-1805; named after J. Gadolin (1760-1852), Finnish chemist; see -ITE 1 ]

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