Eschynite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eschynite \Es"chy*nite\, n. [Gr. ? shame.] (Min.)
     A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium,
     thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account
     of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its
     discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
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