Allanite

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CaCeFe²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
ALLANITE-(Ce) Government Pit, Albany, NH 4 mm crystal	Species: ALLANITE-(Ce) Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1982) Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
ALLANITE Chandlers Mill Mine, Newport, NH 4 mm allanite crystal	Species: ALLANITE Locality: Chandlers Mill Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm allanite crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: A visual identification by Bob Wilken. Phillip Morrill lists allanite as occurring at the Chandlers Mill Mine.
ALLANITE-(Ce) Pike Wilton Quarry, Wilton, NH 7 mm allanite-(Ce) crystal in pegmatite.	Species: ALLANITE-(Ce) Locality: Pike Wilton Quarry, Wilton, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm allanite-(Ce) crystal in pegmatite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2014 (Authorized visit) Catalog No.: 1906 Notes: Embedded allanite crystals are almost invariably broken when exposed in matrix. The radiating fracture structure around these crystals is characteristic for this species. A EDS analysis on a Peter Cristofono Pike Wilton Quarry allanite from this same narrow vein indicated the allanite-(Ce) species.
ALLANITE-(Ce) Pike Wilton Quarry, Wilton, NH 12 mm allanite-(Ce) crystal on 2.2 cm specimen	Species: ALLANITE-(Ce) Locality: Pike Wilton Quarry, Wilton, NH Specimen Size: 12 mm allanite-(Ce) crystal on 2.2 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2014 (Authorized visit) Catalog No.: 1904 Notes:
ALLANITE Fitzgibbons Mine, Alstead, NH 1.2 mm crystal group	Species: ALLANITE Locality: Fitzgibbons Mine, Alstead, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm crystal group Field Collected: Marcelle Weber Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken collection specimen Notes: [bw] The luster is somewhat resinous.
ALLANITE-(Ce) Government Pit, Albany, NH 0.3 mm allanite-(Ce) cluster	Species: ALLANITE-(Ce) Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm allanite-(Ce) cluster Field Collected: Bob Janules 12/92 Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Similar allanite-(Ce) has been EDS confirmed from The Government Pit.