Monacite - angew. Mineralogie

Monazite
VII - Phosphates

`Name`		`Monazite`
`Chemistry`		`Ce[PO₄]`
`Hardness`		`5 - 5,5`
`Lustre`		`resinous`
`Colour`		`light brown to dark brown, yellow brown`
`Streak`		`greyish white`
`Density [g/cm³]`		`4.8 - 5.5`
`Crystal habit`		`monoclinic`
`Cleavage, Fracture`		`[001] distinct, [100] indistinct, fracture conchoidal`
`other characteristics and occurrences`		`coarse spathic, primary occurrences in granites, syenites and gneiss, heavy mineral, secondary deposits in places sands (monazite-sands)`

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