HyperDic: bastnaesite

English > 1 sense of the word bastnaesite:
NOUNsubstancebastnaesite, bastnasitea yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements
English > bastnaesite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements.
Synonymbastnasite
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancescerium, Ce, atomic number 58A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series
neodymium, Nd, atomic number 60A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
praseodymium, Pr, atomic number 59A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
samarium, Sm, atomic number 62A grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group
Spanishbastnaesite, bastnasita
Catalanbastnaesite, bastnasita

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