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Monazite from
County Line Quarry (Kline's Quarry), Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Monazite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Comments:Occurrs in quartz veins cutting phyllite schist, associated with ilmenite plates altering to anatase or brookite (scarce).
Habit:single tabular crystals, rarely as radiating clusters of twins. Resinous luster.
Colour:clear honey yellow
Luminescent properties:neodymium-green color under unfiltered shortwave UV light
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite data
Locality Data:Click here to view County Line Quarry (Kline's Quarry), Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433450
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433450:7
GUID (UUID V4):fd46988c-64f5-4f8e-b767-9a18a8ad83ea
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite
19.8km (12.3 miles) Pequea Silver Mine, Pequea Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
94.3km (58.6 miles) Boothwyn, Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
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