What does "bastnaesite" mean?

A yellow-brown mineral that is a source of several rare earth metals, especially gadolinium, samarium, and neodymium.

What is a synonym for "bastnaesite"?

Common synonyms include: bastnasite, bastnasite, bastnäsite.

noun

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Noun

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A yellow-brown mineral that is a source of several rare earth metals, especially gadolinium, samarium, and neodymium. countable, uncountable
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a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements wordnet

From Bastnäs + -ite. Named after its type locality, the Bastnäs mine near Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden.

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