miserite
nounEtymology From Miser (“a surname”) + -ite, named for Dr. Hugh D. Miser, a geologist of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A lilac-pink or red triclinic-pinacoidal rare-earth mineral of interest also for cleaning up radioactive and other wastes and for ceramics.
- Miserite is rare at Mont Saint-Hilaire, but may be locally abundant.1989, Joseph Anthony Mandarino, Violet Anderson, Monteregian Treasures: The Minerals of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, page 141: