Definition of bastnasite Bastnasite

bast•nas•ite

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What does bastnasite mean?

Noun Plural: bastnasites
bastnasite - a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements
		bastnaesite
		mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
		atomic number 58, ce, cerium a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
		atomic number 60, neodymium, nd a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
		atomic number 59, praseodymium, pr a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process