Specimen #1088

Name: Monazite with Hematite on Quartz

Type: Micromount

Locality: Yuma Co., Arizona, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-12-12

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: Tiny orange monzaite crystals (note sure which of Monazite group, but similar to pictured of Monazite-(Ce)

Minerals: Hematite Monazite-(Ce) ((Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO₄) Quartz (SiO₂)

There are 2 pictures on file

M01088-01.jpg:

Monazite with Hematite on Quartz, Yuma Co., Arizona - FOV: 1.9 x 1.3 mm (9 stacked images)

M01088-02.jpg:

Monazite with Hematite on Quartz, Yuma Co., Arizona - FOV: 14.1 x 9.4 mm