▁often ▁have ▁multiple ▁distinct ▁zones ▁that ▁formed ▁through ▁success ive ▁ge olog ic ▁events ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁mon az ite ▁cry st all ization .. ▁These ▁domains ▁can ▁be ▁dated ▁to ▁gain ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁ge olog ic ▁history ▁of ▁its ▁host ▁rocks . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁mon az ite ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁ μ ο ν ά ζ ε ι ν ▁( to ▁be ▁solit ary ), ▁via ▁German ▁Mon az it , ▁in ▁all usion ▁to ▁its ▁isolated ▁cry st als . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁All ▁mon az ites ▁adopt ▁the ▁same ▁structure , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁connect ivity ▁of ▁the ▁atoms ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁comp ounds ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁M ( III ) PO 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁M ( III ) ▁cent ers ▁have ▁a ▁dist orted ▁coord ination ▁sphere ▁being ▁surrounded ▁by ▁eight ▁ox ides ▁with ▁M – O ▁distances ▁around ▁ 2 . 6 ▁Å ▁in ▁length . ▁ ▁The ▁ph osph ate ▁an ion ▁is ▁t etra hed ral , ▁as ▁usual . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁struct ural ▁mot if ▁is ▁observed ▁for ▁lead ▁chrom ate ▁( P b Cr O 4 ). ▁ ▁M ining ▁history ▁ ▁Mon az ite ▁sand ▁from ▁Brazil ▁was ▁first ▁noticed ▁in ▁sand ▁carried ▁in ▁ship ' s ▁ball ast ▁by ▁Carl ▁A uer ▁von ▁W els bach ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁Von ▁W els bach ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁thor ium ▁for ▁his ▁newly ▁invent ed ▁inc and es cent ▁mant