monazite

noun

mon·​a·​zite ˈmä-nə-ˌzīt 

: 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

Now, with industrialized nations in North America, Asia, and Europe spending billions to shore up their rare-earths supply chains, and counting on monazite to help them do it, China’s history and experiences with monazite offer important lessons. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

The $104 million expansion is deliberately sized to process monazite from the company’s Donald Project joint venture in Australia, expected to deliver 8,500 to 9,500 tons of concentrate per year starting in 2028, plus third-party feedstocks. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Energy Fuels designed the expansion around expected feedstock from the Donald Project in Australia, which could begin producing monazite concentrate in 2028 following a final investment decision expected later this year. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

The mineral growing in the plant is nano-size (that is, extremely small monazite particles which also happen to be an industrially significant rare-earth mineral). — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German Monazit, from Greek monazein

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for monazite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite