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Cheralite & Monazite-(Nd)

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Cheralite & Monazite-(Nd)

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Description
Locality: 
Petaca District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2 × 1.3 cm
Description

 Cheralite with monazite nd in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cheralite

Formula: 
(Ca,Ce)(Th,Ce)(PO4)2
Strunz: 
8.AD.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Kuttakuzhi (Kuttankuli), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala (Travancore), India

Monazite-(Nd)

Formula: 
(Nd,La,Ce)(PO4)
Strunz: 
8.AD.50
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Monte Giove, Vallone del Vannino, Formazza, Formazza Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy