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⇱ Monazite Group from Beach sand deposit, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

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Monazite Group from
Beach sand deposit, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

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Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beach sand deposit, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:94042
Long-form Identifier:1:3:94042:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘToora Tin Field, Toora, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
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known since long to possess large reserves of monazite in the Coastal mineral sands of the western and...coastal tracts of South Indian peninsular shield. Monazite is rich in light rare earth element. Exploration... Preface The beginning of the history of rare earth group minerals may be traced to the discovery of ytterbite...variety of REE resources in India which include beach placers, inland stream placers, carbonatites, peralkaline-alkaline...great potential as a resource for REE. Except for Beach Placers, we have only preliminary knowledge of the
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