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Loparite from
River Ranch Mine, Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Loparite
Formula:(Na,REE)2Ti2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Loparite data
Locality Data:Click here to view River Ranch Mine, Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640468
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640468:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Kopylova, Maya G., Gurney, John J., Daniels, Leon R. M. (1997) Mineral inclusions in diamonds from the River Ranch kimberlite, Zimbabwe. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 129 (4) 366-384 doi:10.1007/s004100050343
Kopylova, M.G., Rickard, R.S., Kleyenstueber, A., Taylor, W.R., Gurney, J.J., and Daniels, L.R.M. (1997) First occurrence of strontian K-Cr loparite and Cr-chevkinite in diamonds. Russian Geol. Geophys.: 38: 405–420 (English translation from Geol. Geofiz.).
Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83 (3-4) 400-403
 
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