melanocerite

melanocerite
\\|melənō+\ noun (-s)
Etymology: German melanozerit, from melan- + zerit cerite
: a mineral consisting of a complex silicate, borate, tantalate, fluoride, or other compound of cerium, yttrium, calcium, and other metals and occurring in brown or black rhombohedral crystals

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melanocerite Min.
(mɛlənəʊˈsɪəraɪt)
[First in G. melanocerit (W. C. Brögger 1887), f. melano- + cerite.]
A fluo-silicate of cerium and yttrium found in black tabular crystals (Chester Dict. Min. 1896).

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