MONAZITE


Meaning of MONAZITE in English

/mon"euh zuyt'/ , n.

a reddish- or yellowish-brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and lanthanum, (Ce,La)PO 4 : the principal ore of thorium.

[ 1830-40; Monazit, equiv. to monaz- ( monázein to be alone; see MON-) + -it -ITE 1 ]

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