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Monazite-(Ce) from
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia


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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Monazite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(PO4)
Comments:Spindle-shaped, yellowish. Also as tiny whitish star-shaped aggregates perched on tuperssuatsiaite needles.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rhabdophane-(Ce)7
Natrolite7
Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Zakharovite)7
Neptunite4
Aegirine4
Labuntsovite-Mn1
Tsepinite-Na1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43607
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43607:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Uwe Kolitsch (powder X-ray diffraction + SEM-EDS)
[http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/aris.htm]
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.p.656
Kolitsch, Uwe, Blaß, GÞnter, Jahn, Steffen, CÃĄmara, Fernando, Bezing, Ludi von, Wartha, Ralf R., Tremmel, Gerd, Sturla, Marco, Cerea, Paolangelo, Skebo, Michael, et al. (2016) Aris - mineralogy of the famous alkaline phonolite. AMI - Associazione Micromineralogica Italiana. p.1-95.
 
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