Lombaardite

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Synonym of:	Allanite

A synonym of either allanite-(Ce) or allanite-(Y).

Original "lombaardite" was mixture of fibrous allanite-(Ce) and dark-coloured tourmaline (schorl) analysed overlooking some components (B2O3 etc.).
Fibrous allanite-(Ce) was described as lombaardite from tin deposits of Magadan region in Russia.
Fibrous to thin-prismatic "lombaardite" overgrowing thalenite-(Y) from Askagen is allanite-(Y).

References for Lombaardite
Reference List: - +	Nel, H.J., Strauss, C.A. & Wickman, F.E. (1949): Lombaardite from the Zaaiplaats Tin mine, Central Transvaal. Union of South Africa, Dept. of Mines, Geol.Surv. Mem. No 43, 45-57. Neumann, H. & Nilssen, B. (1962): Lombaardite, a rare earth silicate, identical with, or very closely related to Allanite. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 42, 277-286. Armbuster et al. (2006): Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals. Eur. J. Mineral. 18, 551-567
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