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Loveringite

loveringite

(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38

Loveringite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Loveringite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Loveringite is a rare metallic oxide mineral of the crichtonite group with the chemical formula (Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe,Cr,Mg)21O38. It is a late-stage magmatic mineral, formed in the residual melt of mafic layered intrusions in either the olivine-chromite, pyroxene, or plagioclase-rich layers.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 5

Scientific references

  1. Loveringite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q989505 Link
  2. Loveringite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveringite Link