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Noun
ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
		gadolinite
		mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
		atomic number 4, be, beryllium, glucinium a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
		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 68, erbium, er a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
		atomic number 64, gadolinium, gd a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
		atomic number 67, ho, holmium a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
		atomic number 65, terbium, tb a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
		atomic number 70, ytterbium, yb a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime