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Monazite-(La)

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Monazite-(La)

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Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

Two samples hosting yellowish monazite La from Shinkolobwe.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Monazite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce,Nd)(PO4)
Strunz: 
8.AD.50
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Kounrad Massif, Balkhash (Balqash), Balkhash Region (Balqash; Karatas; Prebalkhashie), Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan...