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Monazite-(Sm)

monazite-(Sm)

SmPO4

Monazite-(Sm): Mineral information, data and localities.

Monazite-(Sm): Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Monazite-(Sm) is an exceedingly rare representative of the monazite group, with samarium being the dominant rare earth element in its structure. It is the samarium analogue of monazite-(Ce), monazite-(La), and monazite-(Nd). It is only the second known mineral with samarium being the mineral-forming element, after florencite-(Sm). The group contains simple rare earth phosphate minerals with the general formula of ATO4, where A = Ce, La, Nd, or Sm (or, rarely, Bi), and B = P or, rarely, As. The A site may also bear Ca and Th.

Scientific references

  1. Monazite-(Sm) — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3860584 Link
  2. Monazite-(Sm) — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monazite-(Sm) Link