Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz metallic there were very few found

there were very few found

This piece features an alluring

with little damage to be seen

Good quality all the way around

The luster is better than the majority of the Ferberites from this mine and the piece is complete on both the top and bottom

Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz metallic there were very few foundMonazite gets its name from the Greek word "monazein", which means "to be alone", in allusion to its isolated crystals and their rarity when first found. Monazite is usually found in granitic pegmatites, but these crystals are found in hydrothermal tin veins where there is an absolute absence of Thorium (usually a trace element in Monazite). This is a remarkable, very well crystallized, ridiculously rare, specimen consisting of sharp, lustrous,