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Monazite-(Ce) from
Kawadgaon-Challanpara pegmatite field, Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh, India
| Locality type: | Pegmatite Field | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Monazite-(Ce) | |
| Formula: | Ce(PO4) | |
| Comments: | Brownish yellow monazite occurs as fine- to coarse grained fragments, lumps, and crystals. The monazite has also been observed in jig concentrates of many pegmatites, having a concentration of less than 1% with crystals of up to 1.3 cm in size. It also occurs in anhedral, tabular, and elongated habits. Bigger crystals display flattened [100] or elongated [100] habit, and show development of (100) or (111) faces. Crystal faces are smooth, pitted, or striated. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Monazite-(Ce) data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kawadgaon-Challanpara pegmatite field, Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh, India | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1864624 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1864624:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Singh, Yamuna, Pandit, P. S. C., Bagora, Sanjay, Jain, P. K. (2017) Mineralogy, geochemistry, and genesis of co-genetic granite-pegmatite-hosted rare metal and rare earth deposits of the Kawadgaon area, Bastar craton, Central India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 89 (2) 115-130 doi:10.1007/s12594-017-0574-2 | ||
