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bastnasite
A greasy, wax-yellow to reddish-brown weakly radioactive mineral, (Ce,La)(CO3)F , most commonly found in contact zones, less often in pegmatites; found associated with allanite, cerite, tysonite, fluorite, and tornebohmite; hexagonal; obtained from Ryddarhyttan and Finbo, Sweden; Pikes Peak, CO, and Mountain Pass, CA.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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