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gadolinite definition
gado·lin·ite (gad′ō lin īt′)
noun
a dark green to black, hard, radioactive mineral, beryllium iron yttrium silicate, BeFeYSiO, that is an ore of various rare-earth elements
Etymology: Ger gadolinit, after J. Gadolin (1760-1852), Finn chemist who isolated it
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