Monazite
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monazite is a noun meaning (mineralogy) any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium.
Meaning
(mineralogy) any of a range of reddish-brown minerals that are mixed phosphates of the lighter rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium and yttrium.
Word Forms
- monazites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rhabdophane, lanthanite, metazellerite, xenotite, rengeite, zirconolite.
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