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2 items @ $50.00  

Monazite-(La)

#BN49269
SOLD
Monazite-(La) from Shinkolobwe, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo - BN49269
Monazite-(La) from Shinkolobwe, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo - BN49269

Monazite-(La)

#BN49269
Availability
Sold
Size
1 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
LaPO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Shinkolobwe, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Tagged
phosphate , REE mineral , pegmatite mineral

Just a 1cm massive chunk of rare Monazite-(La).

Monazite-(La)

Formula
LaPO4 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Fine, Twinning Common 
Cleavage
Distinct, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Adamantine - Resinous 
Color
brown, brown, yellowish brown, pink, yellow 
Streak
grayish white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
5-5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection

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