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Definition of Monazite

Monazite
Monazite Mon"a*zite (m[o^]n"[.a]*z[imac]t), n. [From Gr. mona`zein to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.] (Min.) A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the cerium metals.

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- Mo****te is a primarily reddish-brown phosphate mineral that contains rare-earth elements. Due to variability in composition, mo****te is considered a...
- Mo****te geochronology is a dating technique to study geological history using the mineral mo****te. It is a powerful tool in studying the complex history...
- Mo****te-(Ce) (CePO4) is the most common representative of the mo****te group. It is the cerium-dominant analogue of mo****te-(La), mo****te-(Nd), and...
- Mo****te-(La) is a relatively rare representative of the mo****te group, with lanthanum being the dominant rare earth element in its structure. As such...
- Mo****te-(Sm) is an exceedingly rare representative of the mo****te group, with samarium being the dominant rare earth element in its structure. It is...
- This variety of mo****te is typically colored bright rose-red. It is the neodymium analogue of mo****te-(Ce), mo****te-(La), and mo****te-(Sm). The group...
- byproduct. The rare earth element neodymium is found in mo****te, making it a rare mineral. Moreover, mo****te contains many other rare metals such as cerium,...
- unit of IREL, was made operational way back in 1952 for processing of mo****te, whose capacity was subsequently increased by about three times. Rare Earths...
- minerals such as mo****te, relative to the chondritic abundance. Bastnäsite tends to show less of a negative europium anomaly than does mo****te, and hence...
- hematite. Valuable mineral components often occurring with black sands are mo****te, rutile, zircon, chromite, wolframite, and c****iterite. Early mining operations...