Characterization of metamict minerals with complex crystal-chemical properties - allanite example

Recrystallization of allanite with different degrees of metamictization is induced by annealing of samples in air, inert and reductive atmosphere at chosen temperatures. Up to 800C metamict samples of allanite partially recrystallize to allanite crystal structure, but with heavily metamictized samples, already at these temperatures, new phases such as cerianite and hematite, occur. It is impossibl…