Definition of Allanite. Meaning of Allanite. Synonyms of Allanite

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Definition of Allanite

Allanite
Allanite Al"lan*ite, n. [From T. Allan, who first distinguished it as a species.] (min.) A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.

Meaning of Allanite from wikipedia

- four minerals in the allanite group, each recognized as a unique mineral: allanite-(Ce), allanite-(La), allanite-(Nd), and allanite-(Y), depending on the...
- mineral. Allanite and dollaseite-(Ce) have the same general epidote formula and contain metals of the cerium group. In external appearance allanite differs...
- granites, whereas titanite (sphene) and allanite are considered diagnostic accessory minerals for I-type granites.  Allanite is typically surrounded by radial...
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- Tanzanite – Ca2Al3O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH) Clinozoisite – Ca2Al3O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH) Allanite – Ca(Ce,La,Y,Ca)Al2(FeII,FeIII)O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH) Dollaseite-(Ce) – CaCeMg2AlSi3O11F(OH)...
- (Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3SiO(O,OH,H2O)3 (Si3O9)2(Si9O27)2(OH,Cl)2) in igneous rocks; allanite ((REE,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe2+,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in pegmatites and carbonatites...
- often contain significant rare-earth substitution: Aeschynite-(Y or Ce) allanite apatite bastnäsite britholite brockite cerite Dollaseite-(Ce) fluocerite...
- thorium-232. Some minerals that contain thorium include apatite, sphene, zircon, allanite, mo****te, pyrochlore, thorite, and xenotime. Thorium-232 has a half-life...
- contain up to about 12% thorium oxide. Mo****te contains 2.5% thorium, allanite has 0.1 to 2% thorium and zircon can have up to 0.4% thorium. Thorium-containing...
- form of dollaseite-(Ce) that at first glimpse resembles an Mg analogue of allanite, now known as dissakisite-(Ce). Enami and Zang, Meyer, Hanson and Pearce...