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Allanite-(Ce)

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Allanite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Trimouns, Luzenac, Ariège, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 6.1 × 2.5 cm
Description

Allanite-(Ce) on Steatite, beautiful!

References: Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 1990, 4, p.3, 8-12; Hoshino, M., Kimata, M., Nishida, N., Shimizu, M. (2010): Dissakisite-(Ce) chemical composition: some implications for its origin. Phys. Chem. Minerals 37, 255-263.

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