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Generally found in beach and river sand deposits spread across the globe and including [[India]], [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Malaysia]], [[Nigeria]], [[Florida]] and [[North Carolina]], [[USA]].
Generally found in beach and river sand deposits spread across the globe and including [[India]], [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Malaysia]], [[Nigeria]], [[Florida]] and [[North Carolina]], [[USA]].
==Mineral Information==
==Mineral Information==
* Empirical Formula: Ce<sub>0.5</sub>La<sub>0.25</sub>Nd<sub>0.2</sub>Th<sub>0.05</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)
* Empirical Formula: Ce<sub>0.5</sub>La<sub>0.25</sub>Nd<sub>0.2</sub>Th<sub>0.05</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)
* Color is yellow to brown or orange-brown.
* Color is yellow to brown or orange-brown.
* Specific Gravity is approximately 4.6 - 5.7 (heavy for translucent minerals) <ref>http://www.galleries.com/minerals/phosphat/monazite/monazite.htm</ref>
* Specific Gravity is approximately 4.6 - 5.7 (heavy for translucent minerals) <ref>http://www.galleries.com/minerals/phosphat/monazite/monazite.htm</ref>
==External Links==
==External links==
[http://webmineral.com/data/Monazite-(Ce).shtml Webmineral's Page on Monazite]
* [http://webmineral.com/data/Monazite-(Ce).shtml Webmineral's Page on Monazite]
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Minerals]]
[[Category:Minerals]]