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monazite

Phosphate mineral series

Entitymineral seriesQ422011

Also known as monazite series · monazite-(REE) series

Instance of: mineral series
Subclass of: monazite mineral group
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1.Stated in Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014
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, phosphate mineral

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Monazite is a primarily reddish-brown phosphate mineral that contains rare-earth elements. Due to variability in composition, monazite is considered a group of minerals. The most common species of the group is monazite-(Ce), that is, the cerium-dominant member of the group.

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Streak color: white
Crystal system: monoclinic crystal system
Named after: mono- language: Ancient Greek
life language: Ancient Greek · object named as: ζήω "zēō"
Different from: monocyte
Contains: thorium

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