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Monazite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France (#:MINS8997)

Single xl of amber yellow Monazite aesthetically set upon a small matrix of dolomite. Very well defined xl, with amazing chromatic contrast against the white matrix.

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:31 gr.
Crystal size:0,2 cm
Overall size: 23mm x 25 mm x 22 mm

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Monazite-(Ce) - Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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