Name: | Loparite-(Ce) Lop-Ce |
IMA Chemistry: | (Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Loparite-(Ce) contains elements: Sodium (Na) Cerium (Ce) Strontium (Sr) Thorium (Th) Titanium (Ti) Niobium (Nb) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
Year First Published: | 1923 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Fersman A E (1923) The Chibina Massiv of Kola Island, Transactions of the Northern Scientific and Economic Expedition 16, 68-68 Name changed from loparite: Nickel E H, Mandarino J A (1987) Procedures involving the IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names and guidelines on mineral nomenclature, American Mineralogist 72, 1031-1042 |
Structural Group Name: | Perovskite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | perovskite |
Crystal Systems: | tetragonal|orthorhombic, cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
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