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Name of the Mineral
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Monazite
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Chemical formula
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(Ca,La,Di)(PO4)
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Length/Longest Diameter (cm)
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L:10, H:4, W:6
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Description (Colour, habit, form, hardness, lustre,Streak, feel,Twinning, Cleavage, Fracture any special property)
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Reddish brown, prismatic, contact twins common, cleavage distinct on [100], poor on [010], vitreous lustre, conchoidal fracture, radioactive if Thorium rich, dull brown cathodoluminescence, paramagnetic.
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Class
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Phosphate
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Crystallographic Details
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Monoclinic System
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District
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Gaya
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State/Country
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Bihar
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_0591
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Date of Photography
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12/13/2016
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Monazite
Monazite belongs to Rocks and Minerals Gallery