| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Allanite-(Ce) |
| Formula: | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Comments: | Crystals to at least 30mm. |
| Habit: | crystal habit similar to epidote, with e(101) prominent (Hitchen, 1935) |
| Colour: | dark green to black, sometimes weathered superficially to red-brown |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Titanite | ⓘ1 photo of Allanite-(Ce) associated with Titanite at this locality. |
| Microcline | ⓘ1 photo of Allanite-(Ce) associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Schorl | ⓘ1 photo of Allanite-(Ce) associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Allanite-(Ce) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 146695 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:146695:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1732bdb5-d02a-4329-819f-b54aa9047a0c |
| Nearest other occurrences of Allanite-(Ce) |
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| 27.2km (16.9 miles) | ⓘBurns Hill area, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 29.9km (18.6 miles) | ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | ⓘYoung Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | ⓘMilford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | ⓘRoute 101/101A road cuts, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 32.6km (20.2 miles) | ⓘWilton Crushed Stone Quarry, Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 43.6km (27.1 miles) | ⓘJoppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 53.8km (33.4 miles) | ⓘManchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 56.4km (35.0 miles) | ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| References |
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Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA