Name: | Monazite-(Ce) Mnz-Ce |
IMA Chemistry: | Ce(PO4) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Monazite-(Ce) contains elements: Cerium (Ce) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 1829 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Breithaupt A (1829) Neue krystallographische Bestimmung und mineralogische Charakteristik verschiedener Mineralspecien, II. Ueber den Monazit, eine neue Specie des Mineral-Reichs, Journal für Chemie und Physik 55, 296-306 Name changed from monazite: Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042 |
Structural Group Name: | Monazite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | monazite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2816 Million Years Ago |
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