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Daqingshanite-(Ce): (Sr,Ca,Ba)3(Ce,La)(PO4)(CO3)3-x(OH,F)x
Comments: B&W SEM image showing large grains of daqingshanite-(Ce) (light-grey) in carbonate matrix (dark-grey). Associated mineral is monazite-(Ce), which form small very bright grains, partialy replacing daqingshanite-(Ce). Location: Nkumbwa Hill Carbonatite (Nkombwa Hill Carbonatite), Isoka, Isoka District, Muchinga Mts., Northern Province, Zambia. Scale: Scale Bar 500 µm. © Pavel M. Kartashov