-
nouna brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline formtype of:
Definition that contains xenotime
- tb a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- tm a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime
- terbium a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- atomic number 65 a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- yb a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
- atomic number 69 a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime
- thulium a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime
- atomic number 70 a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
- ytterbium a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime