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Monazite-(Ce)

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Monazite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed monazite-(Ce) on smithsonite from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 

New mineral for the mine!

Comes with a colour printed analysis. 

 

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: 
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