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Monazite-(Ce) on tourmaline

#65226

Monazite-(Ce) on tourmaline

#65226
Availability
Sold
Size
1.8 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
CePO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Pap Rok, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Tagged
phosphate , REE mineral

Perfect orange crystals to about 0.75 on color zoned tourmaline.

Monazite-(Ce)

Formula
CePO4 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Fine, Twinning Common 
Cleavage
Distinct, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Adamantine - Resinous 
Color
brown, colorless, greenish, gray white, yellow 
Streak
grayish white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
5-5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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