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Definition of Monazite
1. Noun. A reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium.
Terms within: Atomic Number 58, Ce, Cerium, Atomic Number 63, Eu, Europium, Atomic Number 60, Nd, Neodymium, Atomic Number 59, Pr, Praseodymium, Atomic Number 62, Samarium, Sm, Atomic Number 65, Tb, Terbium, Atomic Number 90, Th, Thorium, Atomic Number 69, Thulium, Tm, Atomic Number 70, Yb, Ytterbium
Generic synonyms: Mineral
Generic synonyms: Mineral
Definition of Monazite
1. n. A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the cerium metals.
Definition of Monazite
1. Noun. (minerology) 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 ¹
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Definition of Monazite
1. a mineral [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monazite
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