MONAZITE

monazite

(noun) a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

monazite (plural monazites)

(mineral) 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.

Source: Wiktionary

Mon"a*zite, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Min.)

Definition: A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- phosphate of the cerium metals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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