hellandite

[′hel·ən‚dīt]

(mineralogy)

Mineral composed of silicate of metals in the cerium group with aluminum, iron, manganese, and calcium.

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Relationship to other species: It is a member of the hellandite group.

(2002) Ciprianiite and mottanaite-(Ce), two new minerals of the hellandite group from Latium (Italy).

Hellandite forms pale pink, tabular hexagonal crystals less than 1 mm in size, with a pronounced nacreous luster.

(1965) The accessory minerals from Predazzo granite (North Italy), Part III (datolite, gadolinite, hellandite, ancylite, synchisite, uraninite).

The Trimouns quarry: Luzenac, Ariege, France

Associated minerals are: biotite, quartz, sanidine, hematite, danburite, helvite, hellandite, allanite-(Ce) and a not yet completely characterized gadolinite-like mineral.

ABSTRACTS OF NEW MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS

The hellandite and vonsenite shown in Figures 2 to 4 are from two of three known localities: Km 60 Cassia and Tre Croci.