monazite-(Nd)

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| name = Monazite-(Nd)

| category = Phosphate mineral

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| formula = NdPO₄

| IMAsymbol = Mnz-Nd{{Cite journal|last=Warr|first=L.N.|date=2021|title=IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=85|issue=3|pages=291–320|doi=10.1180/mgm.2021.43|bibcode=2021MinM...85..291W|s2cid=235729616|doi-access=free}}

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| system = Monoclinic

| class = Prismatic: 2/m

| symmetry = P2₁/n

| unit cell = a = 6.745, b = 6.964, c = 6.435 [Å]; β = β = 103.65◦

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| references = Mindat, Monazite-(Nd), https://www.mindat.org/min-2753.htmlHandbook of Mineralogy, Monazite-(Nd), http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/monazite-(Nd).pdf

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Monazite-(Nd) is a relatively rare representative of the monazite group, with neodymium being the dominant rare earth element in its structure. This variety of monazite is typically colored bright rose-red. It is the neodymium analogue of monazite-(Ce), monazite-(La), and monazite-(Sm).Mindat, Monazite-(Nd), https://www.mindat.org/min-2753.html The group contains simple rare earth phosphate minerals with the general formula of ATO₄, where A = Ce, La, Nd, or Sm (or, rarely, Bi), and B = P or, rarely, As. The A site may also bear Ca and Th.Mindat, Monazite Group, https://www.mindat.org/min-29313.html