bastnaesite

noun

bast·​naes·​ite

ˈbast-nə-ˌsīt

variants or bastnäsite

ˈbast-nə-ˌsīt

plural -s

: a mineral consisting of a fluocarbonate of the cerium metals that is wax-yellow to reddish brown

Word History

Etymology

Swedish bastnäsit, from Bastnäs, Riddarhyttan district, Västmanland, Sweden + Swedish -it -ite

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