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Named because of the mineral's high tantalum content and its similarity to euxenite-(Y) tantalum + euxenite-(Y)
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tanteuxenite-(Y)
Today it means: A brown or black orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium and yttrium. Full definition →