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Allanite-(Nd)

A valid IMA mineral species

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Allanite-(Nd), etc.

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Allanite-(Nd), etc.

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Allanite-(Nd)

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Allanite-(Nd), etc.

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Allanite-(Nd), etc.

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Allanite-(Nd)

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Allanite-(Nd), etc.

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Allanite-(Nd), etc.

Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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About Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Thomas Allan

Formula:

(CaNd)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Colour:

Dark brown to black

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

3.98

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Allanite Group > Epidote Supergroup

Name:

Named in 2012 by Radek Škoda, Jan Cempírek, Jan Filip, Milan Novák, František Veselovský and Radim Čtvrtlík for being neodymium-dominant and its relationship to the allanite-series minerals. The group name is in honor of Thomas Allan (1777, Edinburgh, Scotland - 1833, Morpeth, Northumberland, England), Scottish banker and mineralogist.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

36831

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:36831:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

ac328d11-cbab-4452-99fc-f744517e8a98

IMA Classification of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

CaNd(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)

Approval year:

2011

First published:

2012

Classification of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.BG.05b

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
G : Sorosilicates with mixed SiO₄ and Si₂O₇ groups; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination

Dana 8th ed.:

58.2.6.4

58 : SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
2 : Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2)

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Aln-Nd	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Aln	Kretz (1983)	Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68, 277–279.
Aln	Siivolam & Schmid (2007)	Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
Aln	Whitney & Evans (2010)	Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371
Aln	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Pronunciation of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Translucent, Opaque

Colour:

Dark brown to black

Streak:

Grayish-brown.

Hardness:

6 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Imperfect/Fair
Imperfect along {001}.

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

3.98 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.04 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Calculated using the empirical formula.

Optical Data of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.723(5) n_β = 1.754(7) n_γ = 1.772(5)

2V:

Measured: 82° (3)

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.049

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Dispersion:

Strong, r > v.

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

Moderately pleochroic in larger fragments. α = pale grayish-brown, γ = grayish-brown. Small fragment are colorless.

Chemistry of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Mindat Formula:

(CaNd)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Elements listed:

Al, Ca, Fe, H, Nd, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Al,Ca,Ce,Fe,La,Mg,Mn,Pr,Sm,Ti

Crystallography of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

P2₁/m

Setting:

P2₁/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.8897(5) Å, b = 5.7308(2) Å, c = 10.1010(6) Å
β = 115.166(7)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.551 : 1 : 1.763

Unit Cell V:

465.75 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Twinning:

None observed.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018878	Allanite-(Nd)	Skoda R, Cempirek J, Filip J, Novak M, Veselovsky F, Ctvrtlik R (2012) Allanite-(Nd), CaNdAl2Fe2+(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH), a new mineral from Askagen, Sweden American Mineralogist 97 983-988		2012	Askagen pegmatite, Varmland, Sweden	0	293

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 Allanite-(Nd), CaNdAl2Fe2+(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH), a new mineral from Askagen, Sweden
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Nd2   0.59422   0.75000   0.43015   0.71200   0.01612
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Si2   0.68558   0.25000   0.27747   1.00000   0.01230
Si3   0.18939   0.75000   0.32483   1.00000   0.01150
O1   0.23180   0.98880   0.02670   1.00000   0.01630
O2   0.31530   0.97250   0.36860   1.00000   0.01750
O3   0.79700   0.01480   0.33600   1.00000   0.01760
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O5   0.05070   0.75000   0.15110   1.00000   0.01440
O6   0.06820   0.75000   0.41160   1.00000   0.01330
O7   0.50900   0.75000   0.18370   1.00000   0.01860
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O9   0.60960   0.25000   0.09820   1.00000   0.02010
O10   0.08740   0.25000   0.42970   1.00000   0.01500
H10   0.07200   0.25000   0.33900   1.00000   0.02900
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Mn1 0.02430 0.01250 0.01670 0.00000 0.01250 0.00000
Nd2 0.01462 0.01892 0.01285 0.00000 0.00393 0.00000
Ca2 0.01462 0.01892 0.01285 0.00000 0.00393 0.00000
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Fe1 0.01080 0.00880 0.01300 -0.00040 0.00440 0.00020
Al2 0.01080 0.00820 0.01270 0.00000 0.00420 -0.00030
Fe3 0.01180 0.01220 0.01360 0.00000 0.00190 0.00000
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Si2 0.01310 0.01060 0.01260 0.00000 0.00500 0.00000
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O1 0.01490 0.01130 0.02410 0.00150 0.00960 0.00170
O2 0.01770 0.01750 0.01780 -0.00390 0.00800 -0.00110
O3 0.01490 0.01150 0.01920 0.00110 0.00050 -0.00170
O4 0.01280 0.01490 0.01460 0.00000 0.00550 0.00000
O5 0.01370 0.01500 0.01530 0.00000 0.00700 0.00000
O6 0.01590 0.01090 0.01490 0.00000 0.00840 0.00000
O7 0.01550 0.01850 0.01840 0.00000 0.00400 0.00000
O8 0.01780 0.03860 0.02060 0.00000 0.01000 0.00000
O9 0.02140 0.02470 0.01570 0.00000 0.00940 0.00000
O10 0.01730 0.01360 0.01640 0.00000 0.00940 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.508 Å	(46)
2.893 Å	(100)
2.865 Å	(45)
2.698 Å	(60)
2.607 Å	(60)
2.164 Å	(35)
2.117 Å	(38)
1.659 Å	(43)

Comments:

Åskagen Quarry, Värmland County, Sweden. The data are from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
8 : Mafic igneous rocks

Geological Setting:

Pegmatite with unusually extreme LREE enrichment and HREE depletion.

Type Occurrence of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Åskagen Quarry, Persberg ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

General Appearance of Type Material:

Fine-grained aggregates within altered thalénite-(Y) and thin crack fillings. The size of individual grains is less than 0.5 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Czech National Museum, Prague (Czech Republic), catalogue no. P1P 1/2010.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

NYF-family granitic pegmatite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of Allanite-(Nd)Hide

IMA2010-060

Other Language Names for Allanite-(Nd)Hide

Simplified Chinese:钕褐帘石

Relationship of Allanite-(Nd) to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Allanite Group > Epidote Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Allanite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Allanite-(La)	(CaLa)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Allanite-(Y)	(CaY)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon.
Androsite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(AlAlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Dissakisite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Dissakisite-(La)	(CaLa)(AlAlMg)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Ferriakasakaite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Ferriakasakaite-(La)	(CaLa)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Ferriallanite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Ferriallanite-(La)	(CaLa)(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Ferriandrosite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Ferriandrosite-(La)	(Mn²⁺La)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Manganiakasakaite-(La)	(CaLa)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Manganiandrosite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Manganiandrosite-(La)	(Mn²⁺La)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Uedaite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
UM1989-32-SiO:AlCaFeHREE	(Ca_0.5◻_0.5REE)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
UM1994-25-SiO:AlCaFeHREEV	(CaREE)(V³⁺AlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
UM2006-14-SiO:AlCaHMnREE	(CaCe)(AlAlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Unnamed (Mg-analogue of Ferriallanite-(Ce))	(CaCe)(Fe³⁺AlMg)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Unnamed (Mn3+-analogue of Ferriakasakaite-(Ce))	(CaCe)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Vanadoallanite-(La)	(CaLa)(V³⁺AlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Vanadoandrosite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(V³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

9 photos of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Iimoriite-(Y)	Y₂[SiO₄][CO₃]
5 photos of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Tengerite-(Y)	Y₂(CO₃)₃ · 2-3H₂O
4 photos of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Allanite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
4 photos of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Åskagenite-(Nd)	(Mn²⁺Nd)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O
2 photos of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Thalénite-(Y)	Y₃Si₃O₁₀F
2 photos of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Gadolinite-(Y)	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂Si₂O₁₀
1 photo of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Bastnäsite-(Ce)	Ce(CO₃)F
1 photo of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Allanite-(Y)	(CaY)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
1 photo of Allanite-(Nd) associated with Keiviite-(Y)	Y₂Si₂O₇

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.BG.	Shuiskite-(Cr)	Ca₂Cr³⁺Cr³⁺₂[Si₂O₆OH][SiO₄](OH)₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BG.	Alnaperbøeite-(Ce)	Ca(Ce_2.5Na_0.5)(AlAl₂Al)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₃O(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.	Magnesiovesuvianite	Ca₁₉MgAl₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀](OH)(OH)₉	Tet. 4/m : P4/n
9.BG.	Alumovesuvianite	Ca₁₉AlAl₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉	Tet. 4/m : P4/n
9.BG.	Zoisite-(Pb)	(CaPb)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
9.BG.	Vielleaureite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(MgAlMn²⁺)F[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.	Heflikite	(CaCa)(AlAlSc)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.	Zilbermintsite-(La)	(CaLa₅)(Fe³⁺Al₃Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₅O(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Allanite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Allanite-(La)	(CaLa)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Allanite-(Y)	(CaY)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon.
9.BG.05a	Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Dissakisite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Dollaseite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(MgAlMg)F[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05a	Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05a	Hancockite	(CaPb)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Khristovite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(MgAlMn²⁺)F[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05a	Mukhinite	(CaCa)(AlAlV³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon.
9.BG.05a	Piemontite	(CaCa)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Piemontite-(Sr)	(CaSr)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Manganiandrosite-(La)	(Mn²⁺La)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Tweddillite	(CaSr)(Mn³⁺AlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Ferriallanite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Niigataite	(CaSr)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Manganiandrosite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Dissakisite-(La)	(CaLa)(AlAlMg)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Vanadoandrosite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(V³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Uedaite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(AlAlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05a	Epidote-(Sr)	(CaSr)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Unnamed (Mg-analogue of Ferriallanite-(Ce))	(CaCe)(Fe³⁺AlMg)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
9.BG.05b	Unnamed (Mn3+-analogue of Ferriakasakaite-(Ce))	(CaCe)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
9.BG.05b	Ferriallanite-(La)	(CaLa)(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Åskagenite-(Nd)	(Mn²⁺Nd)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Piemontite-(Pb)	(CaPb)(AlAlMn³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Vanadoallanite-(La)	(CaLa)(V³⁺AlFe²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Ferriandrosite-(La)	(Mn²⁺La)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05	Androsite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(AlAlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
9.BG.05a v	Unnamed (Ga-analogue of Epidote)	(CaCa)(AlAlGa³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
9.BG.05b	UM1989-32-SiO:AlCaFeHREE	(Ca_0.5◻_0.5REE)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
9.BG.05b	Manganiakasakaite-(La)	(CaLa)(Mn³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.05b	Ferriakasakaite-(Ce)	(CaCe)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.9.BG.	Ferriakasakaite-(La)	(CaLa)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.9.BG.	Ferriandrosite-(Ce)	(Mn²⁺Ce)(Fe³⁺AlMn²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.9.BG	Ferriperbøeite-(Ce)	CaCe₃(Fe³⁺Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₃O(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.10	Zoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
9.BG.15	Macfallite	Ca₂Mn³⁺₃(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.15	Sursassite	Mn²⁺₂Al₃(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.20	Julgoldite-(Fe2+)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂[Si₂O₆OH][SiO₄](OH)₂(OH)	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Okhotskite	Ca₂Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂[Si₂O₆OH][SiO₄](OH)₂(OH)	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Pumpellyite-(Fe3+)	Ca₂Fe³⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Pumpellyite-(Mg)	Ca₂MgAl₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Pumpellyite-(Mn2+)	Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Shuiskite-(Mg)	Ca₂MgCr³⁺₂[Si₂O₆OH][SiO₄](OH)₂(OH)	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Julgoldite-(Fe3+)	Ca₂Fe³⁺Fe³⁺₂[Si₂O₆OH][SiO₄](OH)₂O	Mon.
9.BG.20	Pumpellyite-(Al)	Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20	Poppiite	Ca₂V³⁺V³⁺₂[Si₂O₆OH][SiO₄](OH)₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BG.20	Julgoldite-(Mg)	Ca₂MgFe³⁺₂[Si₂O₆OH][SiO₄](OH)₂(OH)	Mon.
9.BG.25	Ganomalite	Pb₉Ca₅Mn(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)O	Hex. 6 : P6
9.BG.25	Wayneburnhamite	Pb₉Ca₆(Si₂O₇)₃(SiO₄)₃	Hex. 6 : P6
9.BG.30	Rustumite	Ca₁₀(Si₂O₇)₂(SiO₄)(OH)₂Cl₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.BG.35	Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35	Wiluite	Ca₁₉MgAl₄(Al,Mg)₈(B,◻)₄◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(O,OH)₉	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35	Manganvesuvianite	Ca₁₉Mn³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉	Tet. 4/m : P4/n
9.BG.35	Fluorvesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(F,OH)₉	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35	Cyprine	Ca₁₉Cu²⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀](OH)(OH)₉	Tet. 4/m : P4/n
9.BG.35	Hongheite	Ca₁₉Fe²⁺Al₄(Fe³⁺,Mg)₈(◻₄)B[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH,O)₉	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35	Milanriederite	(Ca₁₈[REE])Fe³⁺Al₄(Mg₄Al₄)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀](OH)(OH)₉	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35	Manaevite-(Ce)	(Ca₁₃Ce₄[H₂O]₂)Mg(Al₃Mg)(Mg₃Ti₃Fe³⁺₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₈(H₄O₄)₂]O(OH)₉	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.40	Vyuntspakhkite-(Y)	(Y,Yb)₄Al_2.5-1.5(Si,Al)_1.5-2.5(SiO₄)₄O(OH)₇	Mon.
9.BG.45	Dellaite	Ca₆Si₃O₁₁(OH)₂	Tric.
9.BG.50	Gatelite-(Ce)	CaCe₃(AlAl₂Mg)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₃O(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.BG.50	Perbøeite-(Ce)	CaCe₃(AlAl₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₃O(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.50	Ferriperbøeite-(La)	CaLa₃(Fe³⁺Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₃O(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.50	Perbøeite-(La)	CaLa₃(AlAl₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₃O(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.55	Västmanlandite-(Ce)	CaCe₃(MgAl₂Mg)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₃F(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.60	Radekškodaite-(La)	(CaLa₅)(Al₄Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₅O(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.60	Radekškodaite-(Ce)	(CaCe₅)(Al₄Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₅O(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.BG.60	Radekškodaite Group	(CaM₅)([Fe³⁺Al₃]Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]₅O(OH)₃

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References for Allanite-(Nd)Hide

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Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 8. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (2) 289-294 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.2.289

Hanson, S.L., Brown, T.A., Falster, A.U., Simmons, W.B. (2011) "Allanite-(Nd)": a new mineral from the Kingman Feldspar Mine in the Mojave pegmatite district, northwestern Arizona. The 38th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, 38. 20-22

Skoda, R., Cempirek, J., Filip, J., Novak, M., Veselovsky, F., Ctvrtlik, R. (2012) Allanite-(Nd), CaNdAl2Fe2+(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH), a new mineral from Askagen, Sweden. American Mineralogist, 97 (5) 983-988 doi:10.2138/am.2012.3936

Hanson, S. L., Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., Brown, T. A. (2012) Allanite-(Nd) from the Kingman Feldspar Mine, Mojave Pegmatite District, Northwestern Arizona, USA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50 (4) 815-824 doi:10.3749/canmin.50.4.815

(2023) Allanite-(Nd) Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Japan
Ehime Prefecture Inland Sea (Setonaikai) Imabari City ⓘ Ryoke granite pegmatites	皆川鉄雄 et al. (2001)

Mongolia
Khovd Province Myangad District ⓘ Khaldzan Buragtag massif	Zenina (2017)
Mount Ulyn Khuren ⓘ Pseudomorphosed pegmatite	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (1995)
ⓘ Tsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb deposit	Kovalenko et al. (2004)

Spain
Community of Madrid La Cabrera ⓘ La Cabrera pluton	Tanago et al. (2012)

Sweden (TL)
Värmland County Filipstad Persberg ore district ⓘ Åskagen Quarry (TL)	Jansson (2001) +2 other references

USA
Arizona Mohave County Cerbat Mountains Wallapai Mining District ⓘ Kingman Feldspar Mine (Kingman Feldspar Quarry)	Brown (2010) +2 other references

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