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Definition of Samarskite

1. Noun. A complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites.

Definition of Samarskite

1. a. A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.

Definition of Samarskite

1. Noun. (minerology) A shiny black radioactive mineral that contains a complex mixture of rare earth oxides ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Samarskite

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Medical Definition of Samarskite

1. A rare mineral having a velvet-black colour and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals. Origin: After Samarski, a Russian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Samarskite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"The hardness of samarskite is 5-6, its density about 5.7, its luster vitreous, its color velvety black and its streak reddish brown. ..."

2. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1904)
"In appearance it is distinguished from samarskite only with difficulty. ... samarskite. Composition as given below. When crystallized, in the form of ..."

3. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1904)
"In appearance it is distinguished from samarskite only with ... samarskite. Composition as given below. When crystallized, in the form of rectangular prisms ..."

4. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"In appearance it is distinguished from samarskite only with difficulty. ... samarskite. Composition as given below. When crystallized, in the form of ..."

5. Economic Mineralogy: A Practical Guide to the Study of Useful Minerals by Thomas Crook (1921)
"samarskite has just been dealt with as a uranium mineral (see previous page). There appears to be now little or no demand for minerals in which yttrium is ..."

6. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"The hardness of samarskite is 5-6, its density about 5.7, its luster vitreous, its color velvety black and its streak reddish brown. ..."

7. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1904)
"In appearance it is distinguished from samarskite only with difficulty. ... samarskite. Composition as given below. When crystallized, in the form of ..."

8. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1904)
"In appearance it is distinguished from samarskite only with ... samarskite. Composition as given below. When crystallized, in the form of rectangular prisms ..."

9. The Non-metallic Minerals: Their Occurrence and Uses by George Perkins Merrill (1910)
"In appearance it is distinguished from samarskite only with difficulty. ... samarskite. Composition as given below. When crystallized, in the form of ..."

10. Economic Mineralogy: A Practical Guide to the Study of Useful Minerals by Thomas Crook (1921)
"samarskite has just been dealt with as a uranium mineral (see previous page). There appears to be now little or no demand for minerals in which yttrium is ..."

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