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Lamprophyllite from
Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Lamprophyllite
Formula:(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lamprophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312896:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Lamprophyllite in this Region
Pilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Pilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Lamprophyllite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPilanesberg Mountain, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘPilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
References
VERWOERD, W.J. (1986) Mineral deposits associated with carbonatites and alkaline rocks. In: Mineral deposits of Southern Africa. Vol. II. 2178-2191. Edited by: Annhaeusser and Maske. Geological Society of South Africa.
Mitchell, R., Liferovich, R. (2006) Subsolidus deuteric/hydrothermal alteration of eudialyte in lujavrite from the Pilansberg alkaline complex, South Africa. Lithos, 91 (1) 352-372 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.025
Liferovich, R. P., Mitchell, R. H., Zozulya, D. R., Shpachenko, A. K. (2006) Paragenesis and composition of banalsite, stronalsite, and their solid solution in nepheline syenite and ultramafic alkaline rocks. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (4) 929-942 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.4.929
 
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