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Allanite-(Ce)

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Allanite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Mary Kathleen Mine, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

Large blocky crystals of the rare Cerium rich Allanite on a matrix of massive Allanite.

These are not easy to come by these days.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Allanite-(Ce)

Formula: 
{CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05b
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Qáqarssuatsiaq, Aluk Island, Kap Farvel, Kujalleq, Greenland