euxenite

euxenite

See also: Euxenite and euxénite

English

Euxenite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos, “friendly to strangers, hospitable”)[1] + -ite

Noun

euxenite (plural euxenites)

1. (mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.

Translations

mineral

Catalan: euxenita f

Finnish: eukseniitti

References

1. James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944