Locality type: | Pegmatite |
Classification |
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Species: | Monazite-(Ce) |
Formula: | Ce(PO4) |
Comments: | Exceptionally large, euhedral crystals with pronounced radioactivity. Polished section microprobe analysis indicates a high degree of homogeneity. Th content is 8-16 weight percent. |
Habit: | Tabular, Monoclinic, Masses to 2.4 kg |
Colour: | Brick-red, Brown, Tan |
Luminescent properties: | None |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Muscovite | ⓘ3 photos of Monazite-(Ce) associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Xenotime-(Yb) | ⓘ2 photos of Monazite-(Ce) associated with Xenotime-(Yb) at this locality. |
Uraninite | ⓘ1 photo of Monazite-(Ce) associated with Uraninite at this locality. |
Hafnian Zircon | 1 photo of Monazite-(Ce) associated with Hafnian Zircon at this locality. |
Uranophane | ⓘ1 photo of Monazite-(Ce) associated with Uranophane at this locality. |
Smoky Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Monazite-(Ce) associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Monazite-(Ce) data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Cactus Jack pegmatite, Burnet County, Texas, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (9 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 429680 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:429680:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3aee54da-d688-4de5-85df-d82d8a8ef89e |
References |
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Cactus Jack pegmatite, Burnet County, Texas, USA