
Meaning of SAMARSKITE
| Pronunciation: | | su'mârskIt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a complex black mineral occuring in pegmatites |
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SAMARSKITE is a 10 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | atomic number 64, gadolinium, Gd, mineral, pegmatite | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sa*mar"skite\, a. [After Samarski, a Russian.]
(Min.)
A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic
luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and
cerium metals.
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