Euxenite

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

  Euxenite \Eux"e*nite\, n. [Gr. ? hospitable. So named because it
     contains a number of rare elements.] (Min.)
     A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in
     Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium,
     with some other metals.
     [1913 Webster]