yttrotantalite

yttrotantalite
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Etymology: Swedish yttrotantal yttrotantalite (from yttr- — from New Latin yttria — + -o- + tantal tantalum, from New Latin tantalum) + English -ite
: a mineral (Fe,Y,U,Ca,etc.)(Cb,Ta,Zr,Sn)O4 consisting of a metamict oxide of iron, yttrium uranium, calcium, columbium, tantalum, zirconium, tin, and other minerals and probably related to samarskite — called also yttrocolumbite

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/i'troh tan"tl uyt'/, n.
a mineral, tantalite and niobate of yttrium and various elements, as iron, and cerium, occurring in the form of brown-black crystals.
[1800-10; yttro- (comb. form of YTTRIUM) + TANTALITE]

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