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Monazite-(Ce) from
Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
06988070017272252782653.jpg
Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Monazite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(PO4)
Comments:Crystals to 15cm are found in Dolomite and Calcite, reddish brown and translucent. Due to their low radioactivity they are not metamict.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eureka carbonatite, Eureka Farm 99, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:776496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:776496:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite-(Ce)
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘOtjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
98.6km (61.3 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2019.79]
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.p.656
Sam Broom-Fendley, Martin P Smith, Marcelo B Andrade, Santanu Ray, David A Banks, Edward Loye, Daniel Atencio, Jonathan R Pickles, Frances Wall (2020): Sulfur-bearing monazite-(Ce) from the Eureka carbonatite, Namibia: oxidation state, substitution mechanism, and formation conditions. Mineralogical Magazine 84, 35-48. [open access
 
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