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wiikite

noun
wiik·​ite | \ ˈvēˌkÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of wiikite

: a mineral consisting probably of a mixture of samarskite, betafite, and perhaps allanite and occurring in pegmatite in Impilakhti parish on Lake Ladoga, Finland

History and Etymology for wiikite

Swedish wiikit, from F. J. Wiik †1909 Finnish mineralogist + Swedish -it -ite

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