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Princeton's WordNet

  1. samarskitenoun

    a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites

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  1. samarskitenoun

    A shiny black radioactive mineral that contains a complex mixture of rare earth oxides

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  1. samarskite

    Samarskite is a radioactive rare earth mineral series which includes samarskite-(Y), with the chemical formula (YFe3+Fe2+U,Th,Ca)2(Nb,Ta)2O8 and samarskite-(Yb), with the chemical formula (YbFe3+)2(Nb,Ta)2O8. The formula for samarskite-(Y) is also given as (Y,Fe3+,U)(Nb,Ta)O4.Samarskite crystallizes in the orthorhombic - dipyramidal class as black to yellowish brown stubby prisms although it is typically found as anhedral masses. Specimens with a high uranium content are typically metamict and appear coated with a yellow brown earthy rind. Samarskite occurs in rare earth bearing granite pegmatites with other rare minerals. It occurs in association with columbite, zircon, monazite, uraninite, aeschynite, magnetite, albite, topaz, beryl, garnet, muscovite and biotite.Samarskite was first described in 1847 for an occurrence in Miass, Ilmen Mountains, Southern Ural Mountains of Russia. The chemical element samarium was first isolated from a specimen of samarskite in 1879. Samarium was named after samarskite which was named for the Russian mine official, Colonel Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets (1803–1870).Samarskite-(Yb) was first described in 2004 for an occurrence in the South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson County, Colorado.

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  1. samarskite

    Samarskite is a radioactive mineral and complex oxide ore of uranium and thorium. The mineral is black, has a brownish streak, and typically has a resinous luster. It was named after Russian mining engineer V.E. Samarsky-Bykhovets when it was first discovered in the mid-19th century. Its radioactivity and other specific properties, like high specific gravity, make it easily identifiable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Samarskiteadjective

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

  2. Etymology: [After Samarski, a Russian.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of samarskite in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of samarskite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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