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Allanite-(La)

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Allanite-(La)

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Description
Locality: 
Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Black-green allanite-La crystals with magnetit crystals and epidote from the historic mining district in Spain.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Allanite-(La)

Formula: 
{CaLa}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05b
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Buca della Vena Mine, Ponte Stazzemese, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy