Allanite-(Ce), Beryl Pit, near Quadeville, Ontario

A superb thumbnail composed of 3 tabular doubly terminated crystals,

collected 1997, centre crystal 16 mm long. Tim Jokela collection and photo

A far more typical Allanite-(Ce) sample, showing

slightly curved tabular blades and thin cross-sections locked in pegmatite matrix,

poorly terminated, xl on right 29 mm long. Collected 1999

Tim Jokela collection and photo