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Monazite Group from
Black Canyon placers, Black Canyon (Black Canyon Creek), Bumble Bee, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Comments:Sparse in placer sands.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hematite
Magnetite
Native Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Canyon placers, Black Canyon (Black Canyon Creek), Bumble Bee, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:208267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:208267:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘSquaw Peak Mine, Squaw Peak Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Day, D.T. & R.H. Richards (1906), Investigation of black sands from placer mines, USGS Bull. 285: 150-164.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.303
 
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