priorite

noun

pri·​or·​ite

-īəˌrīt

plural -s

: a titano-niobate of yttrium, cerium, and other rare-earth metals that is isomorphous with eschynite

called also blomstrandine

Word History

Etymology

German priorit, from Granville T. Prior †1936 English mineralogist + German -it -ite

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