Monazite – Natural, Specimen, Orange
Monazite, pictured here on quartz, shows a pinkish-orange color in sunlight (left) and a whitish yellow color under incandescent light (right). Hubnerite, monazite-(Ce), and quartz on matrix, Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia. (Images combined for comparison purposes). © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.
Article: Gemstone Color Change Phenomena
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Gemstone | Monazite |
Natural or man made | Natural |
Origin | Bolivia |
Origin details | Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosi Department |
Gem State | Specimen |
Color | Orange |
Transparency | Translucent |
Photo phenomena | Color Change |