Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz metallic doubly terminated crystals of this

doubly terminated crystals of this rare lead

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Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz metallic doubly terminated crystals of thisMonazite 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,