bastnaesite

See also: bastnäsite

English

Bastnaesite from Burundi

Alternative forms

• bastnasite, bastnäsite

Etymology

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

Noun

bastnaesite (countable and uncountable, plural bastnaesites)

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

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: bastnäsiitti
• German: Bastnäsit n
• Greek: μπαστναζίτης (el) m (bastnazítis)
• Swedish: bastnäsit