Titanite from
Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite, etc.

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite, etc.

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite, etc.

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite, etc.

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite, etc.

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite, etc.

Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	Titanite
Formula:	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Comments:	At least 4-5 generations of Titanite are known in rocks of massif,in that number is very interesting Zr-rich (up to 7.60 mas.% ZrO2) variety.
Confirmation
Validity:	Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:	SEM-WDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Perovskite	17
- var Knopite	1
Calcite	11
Biotite	9
Calcioancylite-(Ce)	9
Diopside	2
Cafetite	2
Magnesio-hastingsite	1
Magnetite	1
Schorlomite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	11035
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:11035:2
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite

42.5km (26.4 miles)	ⓘ Yum'echorr Mt (Yumjechorr), Murmansk Oblast, Russia
43.6km (27.1 miles)	ⓘ Takhtarvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
44.7km (27.8 miles)	ⓘ Yudychvumchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
48.0km (29.8 miles)	ⓘ Material'naya Adit, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
48.2km (30.0 miles)	ⓘ Poachvumchorr Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
48.5km (30.1 miles)	ⓘ Kirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
48.7km (30.3 miles)	ⓘ Snezhny Tsyrk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
48.7km (30.3 miles)	ⓘ Upper Nyud intrusion, South Sopcha intrusions, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
51.5km (32.0 miles)	ⓘ Apatitovy Tsyrk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
51.6km (32.0 miles)	ⓘ Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Chakhmouradian, A. R., Zaitsev, A. N. (2002) Calcite–Amphibole–Clinopyroxene rock from the Afrikanda complex, Kola peninsula, Russia: mineralogy and a possible link to carbonatites. III. Silicate minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (5) 1347-1374 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.5.1347 Chakhmouradian, Anton R. (2004) Crystal chemistry and paragenesis of compositionally unique (Al-, Fe-, Nb-, and Zr-rich) titanite from Afrikanda, Russia. American Mineralogist, 89 (11-12). p.1752-1762. doi:10.2138/am-2004-11-1222 Chakhmouradian, A. R.; McCammon, C. A. (2005) Schorlomite: a discussion of the crystal chemistry, formula, and inter-species boundaries. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 32 (4). 277-289 doi:10.1007/s00269-005-0466-7 Wu, F. Y., Yang, Y. H., Mitchell, R. H., Bellatreccia, F., Li, Q. L., & Zhao, Z. F. (2010). In situ U–Pb and Nd–Hf–(Sr) isotopic investigations of zirconolite and calzirtite. Chemical Geology, 277(1), 178-195. Potter, N. J., Kamenetsky, V. S., Chakhmouradian, A. R., & Goemann, K. (2017) Inclusions in perovskite-magnetite-silicate rocks from Afrikanda, Russia: Clues to the early history of carbonatites?. 11th International Kimberlite Conference

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Titanite from Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Titanite from
Afrikanda complex, Murmansk Oblast, Russia