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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fergusonite \Fer"gu*son*ite\, noun (Min.) A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fergusonite
noun: a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals
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