gadolinite
[ gad-l-uh-nahyt ]
/ ˈgæd l əˌnaɪt /
noun
a silicate mineral from which the rare-earth metals gadolinium, holmium, and rhenium are extracted.
Origin of gadolinite
1795–1805; named after J.
Gadolin (1760–1852), Finnish chemist; see
-ite1
Words nearby gadolinite
gadid,
gadite,
gado gado,
gado-gado,
gadoid,
gadolinite,
gadolinium,
gadroon,
gadrooning,
gadsbodikins,
gadsden
Example sentences from the Web for gadolinite
Ytterbium, i-ter′bi-um, n. an element discovered by Marignac in gadolinite.
Yttria may be obtained from gadolinite by a similar process to that by which glucina is extracted from the beryl.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyIn 1797 Ekeberg showed that gadolinite contained another rare earth, which was given the name yttria.
British Dictionary definitions for gadolinite
gadolinite
/ (ˈɡædəlɪˌnaɪt) /
noun
a rare brown or black mineral consisting of a silicate of iron, beryllium, and yttrium in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: 2BeO.FeO.Y 2 O 3 .2SiO 2
Also called: ytterbite
Word Origin for gadolinite
C19: named after Johan
Gadolin (1760–1852), Finnish mineralogist