Allanite-(Ce)

Locality: Antanetinilapa (Estatoby), Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

A part of an allanite-(Ce) crystal coated by a brownish alteration layer (probably bastnäsite) and embedded in microcline. The visible part of the crystal measures 3,5 x 1 cm. Found at the dumps in 1996. Photo & collection: Knut Edvard Larsen

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