Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Monazite & Sillimanite

Views:
Watches:
FRR809969

Monazite & Sillimanite

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Cuzzago-Proman Pegmatite, Premosello Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

A single sharp crystal of brownish Monazite is well exposed on pegmatite matrix, from the vein #2 (known also as "main vein") at Cuzzago-Proman.

The Monazite shows a pretty good translucency and sharp edges.

The association with a small pale blue prismatic crystal of Sillimanite is a nice ad giving a combo piece classic for the locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Monazite

Group Parent: 
Monazite Group

Sillimanite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chester, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.