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    Allanite-(La) is a monoclinic mineral that forms prismatic crystals up to 3 mm elongated along [010]. It has imperfect cleavage on {001}, conchoidal fracture, and is brittle with a hardness of 6. It is biaxial with strong pleochroism from greenish to olive-green to greenish brown. Its chemical formula is Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe2+,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH). It occurs in barite veins cutting dolomitic limestone in the Buca della Vena mine in Tuscany, Italy.

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    Allanite-(La) is a monoclinic mineral that forms prismatic crystals up to 3 mm elongated along [010]. It has imperfect cleavage on {001}, conchoidal fracture, and is brittle with a hardness of 6. It is biaxial with strong pleochroism from greenish to olive-green to greenish brown. Its chemical formula is Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe2+,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH). It occurs in barite veins cutting dolomitic limestone in the Buca della Vena mine in Tuscany, Italy.

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    Allanite - (La) Ca (Ree, Ca) Al (Fe, Fe) (Sio) (Si O) O (Oh) : Hardness 6 D (Meas.) 3.93 (1) D (Calc.) 3.94

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    Allanite-(La) is a monoclinic mineral that forms prismatic crystals up to 3 mm elongated along [010]. It has imperfect cleavage on {001}, conchoidal fracture, and is brittle with a hardness of 6. It is biaxial with strong pleochroism from greenish to olive-green to greenish brown. Its chemical formula is Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe2+,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH). It occurs in barite veins cutting dolomitic limestone in the Buca della Vena mine in Tuscany, Italy.

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    Allanite-(La) Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe2+,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

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    Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. Prismatic crystals display {001}, {100}, {101 },
    {101}, {210}, and {011}, and are elongated along [010], to 3 mm.

    Physical Properties: Cleavage: Imperfect on {001}. Fracture: Conchoidal. Tenacity: Brittle.


    Hardness = 6 D(meas.) = 3.93(1) D(calc.) = 3.94

    Optical Properties: Transparent to translucent. Color: Black with brownish reflections.


    Streak: Brown. Luster: Vitreous.
    Optical Class: Biaxial. α = 1.755(5) β = 1.760(5) γ = 1.765(5) 2V(meas.) = 90(2)°
    Orientation: Y = b. Dispersion: Very high. Pleochroism: Strong, X = n.d., Y = greenish to olive-
    green, Z = greenish brown.

    Cell Data: Space Group: P21/m. a = 8.914(4) b = 5.726(1) c = 10.132(6) β =114.87(5)° Z = 2

    X-ray Powder Pattern: Buca della Vena mine, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy.
    2.901 (100), 2.692 (60), 2.611 (50), 2.806 (40), 2.174 (25), 3.506 (20), 1.632 (20)

    Chemistry: (1)
    SiO2 32.45
    TiO2 0.10
    ThO2 0.31
    Al2O3 17.77
    Y2 O3 0.035
    La2O3 8.51
    Ce2O3 6.12
    Pr2O3 3.16
    Nd2O3 3.53
    MgO 0.32
    CaO 13.01
    FeO [8.72]
    Fe2O3 [5.50]
    H2 O [1.63]
    Total 100.62

    (1) Buca della Vena mine, near Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy; average of 8 electron
    microprobe analyses, H2O, FeO, Fe2O3 calculated from structure analysis; corresponds to
    Ca1.000[(La0.288Ce0.206Nd0.116Pr0.106Y0.001)Σ=0.717Ca0.279Th0.006]Σ=1.002(Al0.899Fe3+0.101)Σ=1.000Al1.000
    (Fe2+0.669Fe3+0.279Mg0.044Ti0.007)Σ=0.999[(Si0.978Al0.022)Σ=1.000O4](Si2O7)O(OH).

    Mineral Group: Epidote group, allanite subgroup.

    Occurrence: In barite veins that cut a dolomitic metamorphosed limestone.

    Association: Calcite, barite.

    Distribution: From the Castello zone of the Buca della Vena mine, near Stazzema, Apuan Alps,
    Tuscany, Italy.

    Name: For the La-dominant analog of allanite-(Ce).

    Type Material: Natural History Museum, University of Pisa, Italy (#10478).

    References: (1) Orlandi, P. and M. Pasero (2006) Allanite-(La) from Buca della Vena mine, Apuan
    Alps, Italy, an epidote-group mineral. Can. Mineral., 44, 63-68. (2) (2006) Amer. Mineral., 91, 1945
    (abs. ref. 1).

    Mineralogical Society of America Handbook of Mineralogy Revised 7/9/2015

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