euxenite-(Y)
English
Etymology
From the Greek εΰζευος, meaning freindly to strangers, hospitable, in allusion to the several rare elements it contains and the suffix -ite
Noun
euxenite-(Y)
- (mineralogy) A dark orthorhombic mineral containing calcium, cerium, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, thallium, titanium, uranium and yttrium
References
- “euxenite-(Y)”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.