Monazite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Monazite [ REE(PO₄) ]

Image of Monazite

Image of Monazite-(Ce), Ilmenite and Quartz in specimen 'M 12149' (Museums Victoria) from Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Frank Coffa, Museums Victoria, CC-BY-4.0

Material properties

Formula	REE(PO₄)
Abbreviation	Mnz
Classifications	REE phosphate, Monazite (group)
Members	Monazite-(Ce), Monazite-(Sm), Monazite-(Nd), Monazite-(La)
Spectra	Reflectance (5)
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Related materials	Monazite-(Ce)
Crystal symmetry	Monoclinic, Point group 2/m
Tags	Orthophosphate , Phosphate, Informal

Composition

Element	Atoms
O	4
REE	1
P	1
Total:	6

Reference for Monazite

Pejcic et al. 2022 (EP2022-5804)

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Specimens of Monazite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M1050 Monazite	CSIRO	Monazite, Monazite-(Ce)	M1050 Monazite Image of Monazite and Monazite-(Ce) in specimen 'M1050 Monazite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M1600 Monazite	CSIRO	Monazite, Monazite-(Ce), Phlogopite-1M, Quartz	M1600 Monazite Image of Monazite, Monazite-(Ce), Phlogopite-1M and Quartz in specimen 'M1600 Monazite' [CSIRO], from Normanville, District Council of Yankalilla, Fleurieu Peninsula, SA, Australia. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M1772 Monazite / Quartz	CSIRO	Monazite, Monazite-(Ce), Quartz	M1772 Monazite / Quartz Image of Monazite, Monazite-(Ce) and Quartz in specimen 'M1772 Monazite / Quartz' [CSIRO], from Queensland, Australia. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M1774 Monazite	CSIRO	Monazite, Monazite-(Ce)	M1774 Monazite Image of Monazite and Monazite-(Ce) in specimen 'M1774 Monazite' [CSIRO], from Port Hedland, Pilbara Region, WA, Australia. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M2108 Monazite	CSIRO	Monazite, Monazite-(Ce)	M2108 Monazite Image of Monazite and Monazite-(Ce) in specimen 'M2108 Monazite' [CSIRO], from Madioamby, Madagascar. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
MDC1276 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	MDC1276 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'MDC1276 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MDC4489 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	MDC4489 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'MDC4489 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MDC520 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	MDC520 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'MDC520 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MDC6324 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	MDC6324 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'MDC6324 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
S1691 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	S1691 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'S1691 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
S1696 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	S1696 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'S1696 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
S2127 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	S2127 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'S2127 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
S24 Monazite	Western Australian Museum	Monazite	S24 Monazite Image of Monazite [ REE(PO4) ] in specimen 'S24 Monazite' [Western Australian Museum]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—