What is the meaning of Fergusonite?

(n.) A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
6
 
|15 years ago|276 views|share |citing 
APAWebster's. (2011). fergusonite. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fergusonite/definitions/2007535
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "fergusonite" http://smartdefine.org/fergusonite/definitions/2007535 (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, fergusonite, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/fergusonite/definitions/2007535>.
MLAWebster's. "fergusonite" 27 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/fergusonite/definitions/2007535>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)