rare earth mineral

noun

A mineral that contains one or more rare earth elements as major metal constituents.

Meanings

nounrare earth mineral (plural rare earth minerals)

plural rare earth minerals

  1. A mineral that contains one or more rare earth elements as major metal constituents.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 稀土礦 /稀土矿, 稀土礦物 /稀土矿物
  • 稀土礦 /稀土矿 (xītǔkuàng)mineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
  • 稀土礦物 /稀土矿物 (xītǔ kuàngwù)mineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
Finnish harvinaisia maametalleja sisältävä mineraali
  • harvinaisia maametalleja sisältävä mineraalimineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
German Seltene Erden, Seltenerde
  • Seltene Erdenmineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
  • Seltenerdemineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
  • Metall der Seltenen Erdenmineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
Malay mineral nadir bumi
  • mineral nadir bumimineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
Polish minerał ziem rzadkich
  • minerał ziem rzadkichmineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
Portuguese mineral de terras raras
  • mineral de terras rarasmineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
Russian редкоземе́льный мета́лл
  • редкоземе́льный мета́лл (redkozemélʹnyj metáll)mineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
Spanish mineral de tierra rara, mineral térreo raro
  • mineral de tierra raramineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
  • mineral térreo raromineral which contains one or more rare earth elements
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