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Monazite
Mon′a-zite
(mŏn′ȧ-zīt)
, Noun.
[From Gr.
μονάζειν
to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.] (Min.)
A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, – a phosphate of the cerium metals.
Definition 2024
Monazite
monazite
monazite
See also: Monazite
English
Monazite powder
Noun
monazite (plural monazites)
- (mineralogy) any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium
Usage notes
- the dominant element is denoted by a suffix e.g. monazite-Ce