Allanite
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allanite-163-12936087
title:
Allanite
text:
Allanite (also called orthite) is a sorosilicate group of minerals within the broader epidote group that contain a significant amount of rare-earth elements. The mineral occurs mainly in metamorphosed clay-rich sediments and felsic igneous rocks. It has the general formula A2M3Si3O12[OH], where the A sites can contain large cations such as Ca2+, Sr2+, and rare-earth elements, and the M sites admit Al3+, Fe3+, Mn3+, Fe2+, or Mg2+ among others. However, a large amount of additional elements, inclu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Rare-earth enriched sorosilicate mineral
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allanite
date created:
2005-05-16T16:24:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:27:13Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16