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Allanite & Zircon

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Description
Locality: 
Pacoima Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.4 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Black tabular crystal of allanite grown together with a dark purple terminated crystal of zircon. Under short UV the zircon crystal fluoresces orange-yellow. Some fractures are present and maybe some kind of stabilization would be recommended.

Ex René Virlet specimen, who bought it from Gilbert Gauthier (Gauthierite) in July/12th/1975.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Allanite

Synonym Of: 

Allanite-(Ce)

Formula: 
{CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05b
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Allanite-(La)

Formula: 
{CaLa}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05b
Hardness: 
6.0

Allanite-(Y)

Formula: 
{CaY}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05b
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5

Zircon

Formula: 
ZrSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White

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Shipping Information

Postage Area Price
Belgium <2Kg (Unregistered)
€3
NL, DE, FR, LU <2Kg (Unregistered)
€8
Rest EU <2Kg (Unregistered)
€9
EUROPE (NO EU) <2Kg (Unregistered)
€9
USA <2Kg (Unregistered)
€10
REST OF THE WORLD <2Kg (Unregistered)
€10
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We use the Belgian Postal Service. Shipments are NON registered, unless Customers indicate that they want registered shipment. In any case, all specimens (of group of specimens) sold over €100 will be always shipped as registered post.

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