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Monazite-(Ce) with Anatase - Karavannce deposit, Urals, sub Polar Region, Russian Federation (#:MINS8362)

A Monazite-(Ce) crystal with adamantine luster 4,5 mm wide is set nicely on matrix with Anatase 6 mm tall in assocation. Nice combo from a remote location. Ex Francesco Bedognè coll. n. 2003 with label.

Formula :
(Ce,La,Nd,Th)[PO₄]
System: monoclinic Hardness:5-5½ Rarity:not common
Strunz id:VII/A.14-20 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: From the Greek "to be solitary" in allusion to the rarity of its presence in the first known localities, plus "Ce" as the cerium dominant member of the Monazite series.