| Name: | Allanite-(Y) Aln-Y |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Allanite-(Y) contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Yttrium (Y) Aluminum (Al) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | South Africa |
| Year First Published: | 1949 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Nel H J, Strauss C A, Wickman F E (1949) Lombaardite, a new mineral from the Zaaiplaats Tin Mine, Central Transvaal, Union of South Africa Department of Mines, Geological Survey Memoir 43, 45-57 Name changed from lombaardite: Levinson A A (1966) A system of nomenclature for rare-earth minerals, American Mineralogist 51, 152-158 |
| Structural Group Name: | Epidote, allanite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | epidote |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2698 Million Years Ago |
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