monazite

Summary

monazite is a mineral series^[1]. monazite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• monazite's instance of is recorded as mineral series^[3].
• mono- is named after monazite^[4].
• life is named after monazite^[5].
• monazite is a type of monazite mineral group^[6].
• monazite is a type of phosphate mineral^[7].
• monazite's Commons category is recorded as Monazite^[8].
• monazite's streak color is recorded as white^[9].
• monazite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system^[10].
• monazite's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• monazite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• monazite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• monazite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• monazite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7^[15].
• monazite's different from is recorded as monocyte^[16].
• monazite's contains is recorded as thorium^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

monazite's instance of is recorded as mineral series^[3]. Recorded subclass of include monazite mineral group^[6] and phosphate mineral^[7].

Origins

Things named after include mono-^[4], a numeral prefix^[18] and life^[5], a type of property^[19].

Influence

Things named for monazite include monazite-(Ce)^[20], a mineral species^[21]; monazite-(Sm)^[22], a mineral species^[23]; monazite-(La)^[24], a mineral species^[25]; and monazite-(Nd)^[26], a mineral species^[27].

Why It Matters

monazite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (950 views/month).^[2] monazite has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] monazite is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for monazite include monazite-(Ce)^[20], a mineral species^[21]; monazite-(Sm)^[22], a mineral species^[23]; monazite-(La)^[24], a mineral species^[25]; and monazite-(Nd)^[26], a mineral species^[27].