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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
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Monazite — General Category Phosphate minerals Chemical formula (Ce,La)PO … Wikipedia
Monazite — Catégorie VIII : phosphates, arséniates, vanadates[1] Monazite de Norvège … Wikipédia en Français
monazite — [ mɔnazit ] n. f. • 1874; all. Monazit (1829), du gr. monazein « être seul, rare » ♦ Minér. Phosphate naturel de cérium et d autres terres rares (lanthane, thorium). La monazite est le minerai principal du thorium. ● monazite nom féminin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monazite — s. f. [Mineralogia] Areia brasileira que se emprega no fabrico das mangas de incandescência e que provém da decomposição de um mineral encontrado nas areias amarelas. = MONAZITA ♦ Grafia no Brasil: monazita … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
monazite — [män′ə zīt΄] n. [Ger monazit < Gr monazein, to be alone (see MONASTERY) + Ger it, ITE1: so named because of its isolated crystals] a yellow or brownish red native phosphate of the rare earth elements, a major source of thorium, cerium,… … English World dictionary
Monazite — Monazit Chemische Formel siehe Einzelminerale Mineralklasse Phosphate, Arsenate, Vanadate 8.AD.50 (8. Aufl.: VII/A.15 (Monazit Gruppe)) (nach Strunz) 38.4.3 (Monazit Gruppe) (nach Dan … Deutsch Wikipedia
monazite — /mon euh zuyt /, n. a reddish or yellowish brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and lanthanum, (Ce,La)PO4: the principal ore of thorium. [1830 40; < G Monazit, equiv. to monaz ( < Gk monázein to be alone; see MON ) + it ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral… … Universalium
monazite — monacitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė (Ce,La,Nd,Th)[PO₄] atitikmenys: angl. monazite rus. монацит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
monazite — noun Etymology: German Monazit, from Greek monazein Date: 1836 a yellow to red or brown mineral that is a phosphate of thorium and various rare earth elements and occurs especially in sand and gravel deposits … New Collegiate Dictionary
