Definitions for bastnasite
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1. bastnasite, bastnaesitenoun

   a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements

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1. bastnasitenoun

   A light brown mineral that is a source of many rare earth elements

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1. bastnasite

   The mineral bastnäsite (or bastnaesite) is one of a family of three carbonate-fluoride minerals, which includes bastnäsite-(Ce) with a formula of (Ce, La)CO3F, bastnäsite-(La) with a formula of (La, Ce)CO3F, and bastnäsite-(Y) with a formula of (Y, Ce)CO3F. Some of the bastnäsites contain OH− instead of F− and receive the name of hydroxylbastnasite. Most bastnäsite is bastnäsite-(Ce), and cerium is by far the most common of the rare earths in this class of minerals. Bastnäsite and the phosphate mineral monazite are the two largest sources of cerium and other rare-earth elements. Bastnäsite was first described by the Swedish chemist Wilhelm Hisinger in 1838. It is named for the Bastnäs mine near Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden. Bastnäsite also occurs as very high-quality specimens at the Zagi Mountains, Pakistan. Bastnäsite occurs in alkali granite and syenite and in associated pegmatites. It also occurs in carbonatites and in associated fenites and other metasomatites.

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1. bastnasite

   Bastnasite is a mineral, typically yellow and found in granite and other rocks. Its chemical formula is (Ce, La)CO3F and it is a major source of cerium and lanthanum, as well as other rare earth elements. It was first discovered in a mine in Sweden and is named after the location. Bastnasite is often found in association with other minerals like quartz, barite, calcite, and dolomite.

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1. Bastnäsite

   The mineral bastnäsite is one of a family of three carbonate-fluoride minerals, which includes bastnäsite- with a formula of CO3F, bastnäsite- with a formula of CO3F, and bastnäsite- with a formula of CO3F. Most bastnäsite is bastnäsite-, and cerium is by far the most common of the rare earths in this class of minerals. Bastnäsite and the phosphate mineral monazite are the two largest sources of cerium and other rare earth elements. Bastnäsite was first described by the Swedish chemist Wilhelm Hisinger in 1838. It is named for the Bastnäs mine near Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden. Bastnäsite also occurs as very high quality specimens at the Zagi Mountains, Pakistan. Bastnäsite occurs in alkali granite and syenite and in associated pegmatites. It also occurs in carbonatites and in associated fenites and other metasomatites.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bastnasite in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bastnasite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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