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Monazite-(Ce) - Nibbio-Val Fredda pegmatites, Mergozzo, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy (#:MINS7907)

Old Alpine classic. Sharp Golden-brown Monazite-(Ce) xls measuring 7x5 mm set nicely on matrix. Ex Coll. F. Bedognè - Sondrio

Formula :
(Ce,La,Nd,Th)[PO4]

System: monoclinic Hardness:5-5½ Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VII/A.14-20 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: From the Greek "to be solitary" in allusion to the rarity of its presence in the first known localities, plus "Ce" as the cerium dominant member of the Monazite series.

Specimen weight:181 gr.
Crystal size:7x5 mm
Overall size: 70mm x 40 mm x 45 mm

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