مونازیت

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

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.

Key facts

Mineral.name: Monazite
Mineral.category: Phosphate minerals
Mineral.image: Monazite-(Ce)-164025.jpg
Mineral.imagesize: 260px
Mineral.caption: Monazite-(Ce)
Mineral.strunz: 8.AD.50
Mineral.system: Monoclinic
Mineral.class: Prismatic (2/m) (same H–M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry: P21/n
Mineral.color: Orange, purple, reddish brown, brown, pale yellow, pink, blue, green, gray,
Mineral.habit: Commonly as prismatic or wedge-shaped crystals
Mineral.twinning: Contact twins common
Mineral.cleavage: Distinct on [100] poor on [010]
Mineral.fracture: Conchoidal to uneven
Mineral.prop1: Magnetism
Mineral.prop1text: Paramagnetic, moderately strongly
Mineral.mohs: 5.0–5.5
Mineral.luster: Resinous, vitreous to adamantine