gsminmag Mineralogical Magazine Mineralogical Magazine 0026-461X Mineralogical Society 10.1180/minmag.1960.032.251.06 On a Skarn Monazite Occurrence from the Namib Desert Near Usakos, South-West Africa von Knorring O. Ph.D. Clifford T. N. Ph.D. Research Institute of African Geology, University of Leeds 12 1960 32 251 650 653 Copyright © 1960, The Mineralogical Society 1960 Summary

An unusual monazite deposit of metasomatic origin is described. The monazite occurs as randomly oriented crystals in a dolomitic marble. The chemical composition and optical data of the monazite are given.