General Loveringite Information![]() (Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe+++,Cr,Mg)21O38 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 1,678.43 gm |
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Calcium 1.67 % Ca 2.34 % CaO |
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Cerium 2.50 % Ce 2.93 % Ce2O3 |
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Magnesium 1.30 % Mg 2.16 % MgO |
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Zirconium 3.26 % Zr 4.40 % ZrO2 |
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Titanium 35.66 % Ti 59.49 % TiO2 |
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Aluminum 0.64 % Al 1.21 % Al2O3 |
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Vanadium 0.61 % V 1.08 % V2O5 |
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Chromium 6.82 % Cr 8.91 % CrO |
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Iron 11.31 % Fe 14.55 % FeO |
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Oxygen 36.22 % O |
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100.00 % 97.09 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Ca0.7Ce0.3Ti12.5Fe2+3.4Cr2.2Mg0.9Zr0.6Al0.4V5+0.2O38 |
![]() Late-stage mineral from residual intercumulus magma in the pyroxene, olivine-chromite, or plagioclase-rich layers of mafic intrusions. |
![]() Approved IMA 1977 |
![]() Jimberlana intrusion, near Norseman, Western Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for John Francis Lovering (1930-), Australian geochemist, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australina, for his work on fission-track methods in geochemistry. |
![]() Loveringite + Pronunciation |
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Loveringite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:2.00029 |
![]() a = 10.337, c = 20.677, Z = 3; V = 1,913.41 Den(Calc)= 4.37 |
![]() Trigonal - RhombohedralH-M Symbol ( 3) Space Group: R 3 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.866(1), 3.383(0.75), 2.831(0.72), |
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| Physical Properties of Loveringite![]() None |
![]() Black. |
![]() 4.41 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. |
![]() Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
![]() 7.5 - Garnet |
![]() Metallic |
![]() grayish black |
| Optical Properties of Loveringite![]() Uniaxial (?). |
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NCalc= 2.35 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3081) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
NCalc= 2.36 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.3081) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 ![]() White to grayish white. |
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| Calculated Properties of Loveringite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.15 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Loveringite =4.37 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.06 |
Boson Index = 0.94 ![]() PELoveringite = 28.00 barns/electron |
U=PELoveringite x relectron= 116.08 barns/cc. ![]() |
GRapi = 2,534.46 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Weight of pure Loveringite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 4.37 gm/cc.* | Loveringite Classification![]() 08.05.01.02 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti |
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(08.05)Dana Type |
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(08.05.01)Crichtonite group (ABC18 T2 O38) |
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![]() 04.CC.40 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar |
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04.CC -With large and medium-sized cations |
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| Other Loveringite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) |
![]() Links to other databases for Loveringite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Loveringite using: Visit our Advertisers for Loveringite : A Bijoux Google Search for LoveringiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Loveringite Cape Minerals Google Search for Loveringite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Loveringite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Loveringite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Loveringite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Loveringite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Loveringite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Loveringite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Loveringite Ask about Loveringite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Loveringite Specimen Label here :
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