- Wiik|ite
- Wiik|ite «VEE kyt», noun.a brownish-black or yellow mineral similar to euxenite found in Finland. It is a source of scandium.╂[< F. J. Wiik, a Finnish mineralogist + -ite1]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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wiikite — ˈvēˌkīt noun ( s) Etymology: Swedish wiikit, from F. J. Wiik died 1909 Finnish mineralogist + Swedish it ite : a mineral consisting probably of a mixture of samarskite, betafite, and perhaps allanite and occurring in pegmatite in Impilakhti… … Useful english dictionary
