allanite

  • 1Allanite — from the Mt. Isa – Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia (scale bar 1 inch) General …

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  • 2allanite — ● allanite nom féminin (de T. Allan, nom propre) Silicate naturel de la famille des épidotes, contenant des terres rares (cérium, lanthane, néodyme, praséodyme). ● allanite (synonymes) nom féminin (de T. Allan, nom propre) Silicate naturel de la… …

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  • 3Allanite — Al lan*ite, n. [From T. Allan, who first distinguished it as a species.] (min.) A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4allanite — alanitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė (Ca,Ce,Th)(Fe,Mg)Al₂[O|OH|SiO₄|Si₂O₇] atitikmenys: angl. allanite; ortite rus. алланит; ортит ryšiai: sinonimas – ortitas …

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  • 5allanite — allanitic /al euh nit ik/, adj. /al euh nuyt /, n. Mineral. a member of the epidote group, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminum, and iron, occurring chiefly in brown to black masses or prismatic crystals. [1835 45; named after Thomas Allan… …

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  • 6allanite — noun Any of a group of silicate minerals that are a source of rare earth metals …

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  • 7allanite — [ alənʌɪt] noun a brownish black mineral of the epidote group, consisting of a silicate of rare earth metals, aluminium, and iron. Origin C19: named after the Scottish mineralogist Thomas Allan + ite1 …

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  • 8allanite — al·lan·ite …

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  • 9allanite — /ˈælənaɪt/ (say aluhnuyt) noun a mineral, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminium, and iron, chiefly occurring in brown to black masses or prismatic crystals; orthite. {named after Thomas Allan, 1777–1833, English mineralogist. See ite1} …

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