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General Allanite-(Ce) Information

Chemical Formula: (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe+++)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Composition: Molecular Weight = 614.71 gm
Calcium 3.91 % Ca 5.47 % CaO
Cerium 27.35 % Ce 32.04 % Ce2O3
Yttrium 4.34 % Y 5.51 % Y2O3
Aluminum 9.88 % Al 18.66 % Al2O3
Iron 6.81 % Fe 9.74 % Fe2O3
Silicon 13.71 % Si 29.32 % SiO2
Hydrogen 0.16 % H 1.47 % H2O
Oxygen 33.84 % O
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100.00 % 102.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Ce1.2Ca0.6Y0.3Al2.25Fe3+0.75(SiO4)3(OH)
IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1810 - Dana Number Modified from 58.2.1a.1
Locality: Greenland, Qaqarssuatsiaq Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin: Named after the Scottish mineralogist, T. Allan (1777-1833).
Name Pronunciation: Allanite-(Ce)
Synonym: ICSD 15190
Orthite
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Allanite-(Ce) Image
Images:
Allanite-(Ce)
Comments: Dual views of the same 0.8 cm Jet black allanite-
(Ce) on quartz.
Location: Tiro Estrella Mine, El Capitan Mts., Lincoln Co., New
Mexico, USA. Scale: Crystal Size 0.8 cm.
John Veevaert

Allanite-(Ce) Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.5617:1:1.7791
Cell Dimensions: a = 8.98, b = 5.75, c = 10.23, Z = 2; beta = 115 V = 478.74 Den(Calc)=
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Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.92(1), 2.714(0.65), 3.53(0.45),
Crystal Structure:
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drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure
drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate
Keyboard Dollase W A , American Mineralogist , 56 (1971) p.447-464, Refinement of the
S - Stereo Pair on/off crystal structures of epidote, allanite and hancockite
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I - Data Info
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P - Polyhedra On/Off
B - Bonds On/Off
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Physical Properties of Allanite-(Ce)

Cleavage: {001} Imperfect, {100} Imperfect
Color: Brown, Reddish brown, Black.
Density: 3.3 - 4.2, Average = 3.75
Diaphaneity: Translucent to opaque
Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by
smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).
Habit: Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix.
Habit: Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other
igneous rock.
Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Luster: Vitreous - Greasy
Streak: grayish brown

Optical Properties of Allanite-(Ce)

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.009 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.111 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1797,KPDmeas= 0.2042,KC= 0.2023
Ncalc = 1.67 - 1.86
Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.715-1.791, b=1.718-1.815, g=1.733-1.822, bire=0.0180-
0.0310, 2V(Calc)=50-56, 2V(Meas)=40-80. Dispersion distinct to
strong, r > v.
Pleochroism (x): colorless, pale yellow, yellowish brown, pink, or greenish yellow.
Pleochroism (y): yellowish brown, reddish brown, brownish green, dark reddish brown,
or greenish brown.
Pleochroism (z): pale yellow, brownish yellow, brownish green, green, or brown.

Calculated Properties of Allanite-(Ce)

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.53 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Allanite-(Ce) =3.75 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0080610717
Boson Index = 0.9919389283

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Photoelectric: PEAllanite-(Ce) = 143.16 barns/electron

U=PEAllanite-(Ce) x relectron= 504.87 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 27,438.56 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Allanite-(Ce) per GRapi unit = 36.45 (PPM)

Allanite-(Ce) is Radioactive as defined in 49 CFR 173.403. Greater

than 70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Allanite-(Ce) - weak

Specimen Estimated
Calculated
Size Calculated Estimated Exposure
Activity
Weight/Volume Activity Activity (mRem**)/hr
Becquerels
Curies (Ci) GR(api) If Held in Hand
(Sphere) * (Bq)
For One Hour
1000 gm / 7.99 cm 612,697 1.66E-05 27,438.56 9.02
100 gm / 3.71 cm 61,270 1.66E-06 2,743.86 0.90
10 gm / 1.72 cm 6,127 1.66E-07 274.39 0.09
1 gm / 7.99 mm 613 1.66E-08 27.44 0.01
0.1 gm / 3.71 mm 61 1.66E-09 2.74 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.72 mm 6 1.66E-10 0.27 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.80 mm 1 1.66E-11 0.03 0.00

Weight of pure Allanite-(Ce) in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a

Sphere with a Density of 3.75 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure ( 360 mRem) **
Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr
(eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Estimated Thorium Activity ( 1.37 % Th) From Sum REE Elements (27.35
% REE)

Allanite-(Ce) Classification
Dana Class:
58.02.01c.01 (58)Sorosilicate Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger
Tetrahedral Groups
(58.02)with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double
groups (n=1,2)
(58.02.01c)Epidote group (Allanite subgroup)
58.02.01c.01 Allanite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.02 Allanite-(La)! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.03 Allanite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.04 Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)2Si3O12(OH) P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.05 Dissakisite-(La)! (Ca,Fe,Th,La)(La,REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F)withLa>Ce P
21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.06 Manganiandrosite-(La)! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMnMn(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.07 Ferriallanite-(Ce)! CaCe(Fe,Fe,Al)3[SiO4][Si2O7]O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.08 Vastmanlandite-(Ce)! (Ce,La)3CaAl2Mg2[Si2O7][SiO4]3F(OH)2 P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.09 Manganiandrosite-(Ce)! (Mn,Ca)(Ce,REE)AlMnMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
58.02.01c.10 Vanadoandrosite-(Ce)! (Mn,Ca)(REE)VAlMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m

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Strunz Class: 09.BG.05b 09 - SILICATES (Germanates)

09.B - Sorosilicates
09.BG -Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups;
09.BG.05b Allanite-(La)! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Allanite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Allanite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Manganiandrosite-(La)! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMnMn(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe)(Al,Fe)2Si3O12(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Manganiandrosite-(Ce)! (Mn,Ca)(Ce,REE)AlMnMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Vanadoandrosite-(Ce)! (Mn,Ca)(REE)VAlMn(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Dissakisite-(La)! (Ca,Fe,Th,La)(La,REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F)withLa>Ce P
21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Ferriallanite-(Ce)! CaCe(Fe,Fe,Al)3[SiO4][Si2O7]O(OH) P 21/m 2/m
09.BG.05b Uedaite-(Ce)! MnCeAl2Fe(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) P 21/m 2/m

Other Allanite-(Ce) Information

References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Bull.Miner.,Vol.107-111,1984-
1988) OPTIC PROP.(Heinrich65)
See Also: Links to other databases for Allanite-(Ce) :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
8 - GeoScienceWorld
9 - Google Images
10 - Google Scholar
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info
17 - Scandinavian mineral gallery

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Allanite-(Ce)
(Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe+++)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Dana No: 58.02.01c.01 Strunz No: 09.BG.05b
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