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Monazite-(Ce) On Perrierite-(Ce)

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Monazite-(Ce) On Perrierite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
In den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.1 × 0.7 cm
Description

Yellow green monazite-Ce with black perrierite-Ce from the In den Dellen quarries, Eifel, Germany. 

Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,La,Nd,Th)(PO4)
Strunz: 
8.AD.50
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Ilmen Natural Reserve, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Perrierite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,Ca,Th)4(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8
Strunz: 
9.BE.70
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Nettuno, Rome Province, Latium, Italy