Cererite

/ˈserəraɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral consisting of a cerium silicate, typically occurring in yellow or brownish crystals in granite rocks.

Etymology

From 'ceria' (cerium oxide) plus the mineral suffix '-ite', which names minerals after their chemical composition or origin. Named for its cerium content discovered in the 1800s.

Kelly Says

Cererite sits in rocks alongside other rare earth elements that modern technology desperately needs—they're used in everything from your phone's magnets to wind turbine generators, which is why countries mine them as strategically as they once mined gold.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰሬሪት
se-re-rit
ARالعربية
سيليت
si-leet
BNবাংলা
সেরেরিট
se-re-re-it
CACatalà
cererita
cheh-reh-ree-tah
CSČeština
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
DADansk
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
DEDeutsch
Cererit
tse-re-rit
ELΕλληνικά
cererite
cheh-reh-ree-teh
ESEspañol
cererita
seh-reh-ree-tah
FAفارسی
سیریت
se-reet
FISuomi
cererite
cheh-reh-ree-teh
FRFrançais
cérérite
se-re-reet
GUGU
સેરરીટ
se-re-rit
HAHA
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
HEעברית
צריט
tserit
HIहिन्दी
सेरेरिट
se-re-rit
HUMagyar
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
IGIG
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
ITItaliano
cererite
cheh-reh-ree-teh
JA日本語
セレリト
sererito
KKKK
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
KMKM
សេរីត
se-ree-t
KO한국어
세레리트
se-re-ri-teu
MRMR
सेरेरिट
se-re-rit
MSBahasa Melayu
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
MYမြန်မာ
စေရီတ
se-yee-rit
NLNederlands
cereriet
cheh-reh-ree-et
NONorsk
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
PAPA
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
PLPolski
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
PTPortuguês
cererita
seh-reh-ree-tah
RORomână
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
RUРусский
церирит
tser-rit
SVSvenska
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
SWKiswahili
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
TAதமிழ்
செரெரிட்
se-re-ri-t
TEతెలుగు
సేరెరిట్
se-re-ri-t
THไทย
เซเรไรต์
se-re-raiht
TLTL
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
TRTürkçe
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
UKУкраїнська
церирит
tser-rit
URاردو
سیرٹ
seer-it
VITiếng Việt
cererit
se-re-rit
YOYO
cererit
cheh-reh-rit
ZH中文
蜡质矿物
là zhì kuàng wù
ZUZU
cererit
cheh-reh-rit

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