Allanite

specimen number:
2062777

location:
Ural Mts., Russia

description:
An antique specimen with black grains of allanite throughout a granite matrix. The specimen has an old label from Foote in Philadelphia glued to one side.

The Foote Mineral Company was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 by Dr. Albert E. Foote initially as a scientific bookstore and mineral specimen dealership. Over the decades, the enterprise evolved into an important industrial supplier and processor of specialty metals and rare earth elements, eventually expanding operations beyond Pennsylvania.

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