monazite

mon·a·zite | \ ˈmä-nə-ˌzīt

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Definition of monazite

: 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

Examples of monazite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Extracting the raw rare earth ores, such as bastnasite and monazite, is just the upstream part of the supply chain. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "How China built up its dominance in rare earths," 30 Oct. 2020 Two minerals, zircon and monazite, held the key to the crater’s age. — Popular Science, "This 43-mile-wide crater is 2.2 billion years old—making it Earth’s oldest meteorite impact," 22 Jan. 2020

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“Monazite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monazite. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.

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