Allan was elected a Fellow to the Royal Society of both London and Edinburgh, and in 1810, he was recognized with a new mineral species from Greenland, being named "Allanite" in his honor by Thomas Thomson.
Allan was elected a Fellow to the Royal Society of both London and Edinburgh. He was recognized with a new mineral species from Greenland. This was in 1810. He was being named "Allanite" in his honor by Thomas Thomson. This was in 1810.