Species / Silicates / #0105

Allanite-(Ce)

Silicates monoclinic #0105

Allanite-(Ce) is a mineral species described as epidote supergroup, sorosilicate. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)
Strunz code	9.BG.05b
Class	Silicates
Crystal system	monoclinic
Type locality	Qáqarssuatsiaq
Named after	Thomas Allan
Streak	—

Allanite-(Ce) specimen — Photo: Joan Rosell - Rosellminerals.com — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

35.66%

24.02%

14.45%

9.57%

9.25%

6.87%

0.17%

Molar mass 583.253 g/mol

Physical

Mohs

Density

g/cm³