ALL meanings of gadolinite
gad·o·lin·ite
G g - noun gadolinite A rare dark brown or black mineral, consisting of a silicate of iron, beryllium, and rare earths. 1
- noun gadolinite a silicate mineral from which the rare-earth metals gadolinium, holmium, and rhenium are extracted. 1
- noun gadolinite a rare brown or black mineral consisting of a silicate of iron, beryllium, and yttrium in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: 2BeO.FeO.Y2O3.2SiO2 0
- noun gadolinite a dark green to black, hard, radioactive mineral, beryllium iron yttrium silicate, Be2FeY2Si2O10, that is an ore of various rare-earth elements 0