monazite

A reddish-brown mineral that contains rare earth metals and is an important source of thorium and cerium.

• 🇫🇷Minéral brun-rougeâtre contenant des métaux de terres rares et constituant une source importante de thorium et de cérium.

1. Rare earth mineral C2 formal scientific

   A reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare earth elements, primarily thorium and cerium, often found in beach sands.

   • Monazite is a key source of thorium for nuclear energy research.
   • Geologists discovered monazite deposits in the coastal sands of India.
   • The extraction of rare earth metals from monazite is a complex industrial process.

   🇫🇷Monazite

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