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General Allanite-(La) Information

Chemical Formula: Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe++,Fe+++)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Composition: Molecular Weight = 557.74 gm
Calcium 9.19 % Ca 12.86 % CaO
Lanthanum 7.17 % La 8.41 % La2O3
Cerium 5.18 % Ce 6.06 % Ce2O3
Praeseodymium 2.68 % Pr 3.13 % Pr2O3
Yttrium 0.02 % Y 0.02 % Y2O3
Thorium 0.25 % Th 0.28 % ThO2
Magnesium 0.19 % Mg 0.32 % MgO
Titanium 0.06 % Ti 0.10 % TiO2
Aluminum 9.29 % Al 17.56 % Al2O3
Iron 10.50 % Fe 8.50 % FeO / 5.30 % Fe2O3
Silicon 15.00 % Si 32.08 % SiO2
Hydrogen 0.18 % H 1.62 % H2O
Neodymium 3.00 % Nd 3.50 % Nd2O3
Oxygen 37.29 % O
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100.00 % 99.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: CaLa0.28Ce0.2Nd0.11Pr0.1Y0.001Ca0.27Th0.006Al0.89Fe3+0.1AlFe2+0.66Fe3+0.27Mg0.04
Ti0.007Si0.97Al0.02O4(Si2O7)O(OH)
Environment: Found in close association with calcite and barite in barite veins that cut a
dolomitic metamorphosed limestone. Epidote group.
IMA Status: Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)
Locality: Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany,
Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin: Named after the Scottish mineralogist, T. Allan (1777-1833) and the La
content.
Name Pronunciation: Allanite-(La)
Synonym: IMA2003-065

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Allanite-(La)
Comments: A single prismatic allanite-(La) crystal with small,
lustrous black magnetite crystals, all on a matrix of hedenbergite.

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Location: Mina Nueva Vizcaya, Sierra Gorda, Burguillos del Cerro,

Badajoz, Spain. Scale: Crystal size 0.9 x 0.5 cm.
Fabre Minerals

Allanite-(La) Crystallography
Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.5567:1:1.7694
Cell Dimensions: a = 8.914, b = 5.726, c = 10.132, Z = 2; beta = 114.87 V = 469.19
Den(Calc)= 3.95
Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/m
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.901(1)(113), 2.692(0.6)(013 ), 2.611(0.5)(311),
2.806(0.4)(020 ), 2.174(0.25)(401), 1.632(0.2)(233), 3.506(0.2)(211),
1.432(0
Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Allanite-(La)

Color: Brown, Black.
Density: 3.93
Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal
fragments.
Habit: Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).
Hardness: 6 - Orthoclase
Luminescence: Radioactive and Non-Fluorescent.
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak: grayish brown

Optical Properties of Allanite-(La)

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.034 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.039 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1924,KPDmeas= 0.1934,KC= 0.2002
Ncalc = 1.79
Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.755, b=1.76, g=1.765, bire=0.0100

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Calculated Properties of Allanite-(La)

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.77 gm/cc

note: Specific Gravity of Allanite-(La) =3.93 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99
Photoelectric: PEAllanite-(La) = 98.10 barns/electron
U=PEAllanite-(La) x relectron= 369.64 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 5,105.45 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Allanite-(La) per GRapi unit = 195.87 (PPM)

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

70 Bq / gram.

Estimated Radioactivity from Allanite-(La) - mild

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 / 7.86 cm 111,830 3.02E-06 5,105.45 1.68
100 gm / 3.65 cm 11,183 3.02E-07 510.54 0.17
10 gm / 1.69 cm 1,118 3.02E-08 51.05 0.02
1 gm / 7.86 mm 112 3.02E-09 5.11 0.00
0.1 gm / 3.65 mm 11 3.02E-10 0.51 0.00
0.01 gm / 1.69 mm 1 3.02E-11 0.05 0.00
0.001 gm / 0.79 mm 0 3.02E-12 0.01 0.00

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

Sphere with a Density of 3.93 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

Allanite-(La) Classification
Dana Class:
58.02.01c.02 (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

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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

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-(La) Information

References: NAME( AmMin, v91, p1945) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, v91, p1945) OPTIC
PROP.(AmMin, v91, p1945)
See Also: Links to other databases for Allanite-(La) :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Allanite-(La)
Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe++,Fe+++)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Dana No: 58.02.01c.02 Strunz No: 09.BG.05b
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