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Monazite-(Ce) from
Southern Pacific Silica Quarry (Southern Pacific deposit; Nuevo Mine; Southern Pacific Quarry; S.P. Silica Quarry; S.P. Mine; Nuevo Quarry), Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Monazite-(Ce), etc.

Southern Pacific Silica Quarry, Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Monazite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline7
Thorite7
- var Thorogummite7
Yttrocrasite-(Y)7
Zircon7
Muscovite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southern Pacific Silica Quarry (Southern Pacific deposit; Nuevo Mine; Southern Pacific Quarry; S.P. Silica Quarry; S.P. Mine; Nuevo Quarry), Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940309
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940309:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite-(Ce)
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Specimen sold by Oxcart Minerals in 1991.
 
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