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monazite
CIDE DICTIONARY
monazite, n. [From Gr. mona`zein to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.].
A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the cerium metals. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
monazite, n. a phosphate mineral containing rare-earth elements and thorium.
Etymology
G Monazit f. Gk monazo live alone (because of its rarity)
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