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gadolinite

ga·do·li·nite

uncommon

noun

1.

a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium

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Origin

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

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