Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz Brian Kosnar It is a superb

It is a superb

Very showy and desirable for the species

Crystals of this size from Viloco are almost impossible to find

The quality is excellent for the species

Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz Brian Kosnar It is a superbMonazite 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,