Definition of monazite Monazite

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What does monazite mean?

Noun Plural: monazites
monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
		mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
		atomic number 58, ce, cerium a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
		atomic number 63, europium, eu a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
		atomic number 60, neodymium, nd a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
		atomic number 59, praseodymium, pr a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
		atomic number 62, samarium, sm a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
		atomic number 65, terbium, tb a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
		atomic number 90, thorium th
		atomic number 69, thulium tm