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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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FERGUSONITE. Geol. A mineral of somewhat erratic structure, mainly a niobate and yttrium tantalate (1826 W. Haidinger in Trans. Royal Soc. Edb. X.
(2) 274).
[Called after Robert Ferguson (1767–1840), of Kirkcaldy, F.R.S.E., M.P., geologist.]
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