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Monazite Group from
Foster Monazite Mine, Eastern Cleveland County, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foster Monazite Mine, Eastern Cleveland County, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:340128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:340128:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBuffalo Creek Monazite Placer, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘMaple Creek Monazite Placer, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBig Knob Creek Monazite Placer NE Tributary, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBig Knob Creek Monazite Placer East Tributary, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘKnob Creek Monazite Placer SE Tributary, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘKnob Creek Monazite Placer West Tributary, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLittle Knob Creek Monazite Placer NW Tributary, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘLittle Knob Creek Monazite Placer North Tributary, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘEast Fork Monazite Placer NE Tributary, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘThompson Branch Monazite Placer, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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