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Allanite-(La)

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Allanite-(La)

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Nueva Vizcaya Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Extremadura, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 3.3 × 2.7 cm
Weight: 
101.00gr
Description

Very rare specimen of Allanite-(La) on matrix of magnetite from this classic Spanish mine.

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

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