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Pyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F)

Jacupiranga Mine, Cajati, São Paulo, Southeast Region, Brazil

dimension area mm. 8 x 8

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 241877    View Count: 22

Pyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F)

Jacupiranga Mine, Cajati, São Paulo, Southeast Region, Brazil

dimension area mm. 4 x 4

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 242760    View Count: 11

Pyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F)

Québec, Canada

Width of field is 7.0 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (14 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 172835    View Count: 81

Multiple photos availablePyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F), Vesuvianite : Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4Si9O34(OH)4, Phlogopite : KMg3[(OH,F)2|AlSi3O10], Calcite : CaCO3

Oka complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada

7.0 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm. Pyrochlore is an uncommon niobium oxide, found in unusual igneous rocks, such as nepheline syenites and carbonatites, and some granitic pegmatites. The Oka area hosts a classic carbonatite complex. A pink paper arrow points to a 7 mm, sharp, lustrous and partially gemmy, reddish-brown, octahedral pyrochlore crystal jauntily ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 171774    View Count: 125

Pyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F)

St Lawrence Columbium Mine, Oka complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada

Crystal size 8 mm. Self collected 2003. Photo and collection Giovanni Fraccaro.
 © GiovanniFraccaroPhoto ID: 45825    View Count: 383

Pyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F), Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

St Lawrence Columbium Mine, Oka complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada

Red crystals of Pyrochlore on Aegyrine, covered by an unknown white fibrous mineral
Sample size: 4,5 X 3 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 149714    View Count: 208

Pyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F)

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Pyrochlore is the octrahedral crystal. Photographed by and in the collection of Doug Merson.
 © 2005 DMPhoto ID: 31934    View Count: 375

Pyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F), Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6]

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Picture width 3 mm. Collection and Photograph Stephan Wolfsried
 © Stephan WolfsriedPhoto ID: 34965    View Count: 344

Multiple photos availablePyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F)

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 1.2 x 1.3 mm. Collected by Modris B. August 1996.
On larger xls from this find it appears that the yellow color may be due to a crust.
See http://www.mindat.org/photoupload.php?id=183450 for more information on this.
The child photo is a stereo view.

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 22nd Jun 2008
Photo ID: 164848    View Count: 308

Multiple photos availablePyrochlore : (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(OH,F)

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Pyrochlore on aegirine. Associated minerals on this specimen include serandite and leucophanite. Photo is about 2.2 mm in length. photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
 © SMS 2006Photo ID: 77614    View Count: 205
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