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Oxycalciopyrochlore from
Atagoyama, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan


Classification
Species:Oxycalciopyrochlore
Formula:Ca2Nb2O6O
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
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Na2O2,18 %2,15 %0,12 %0 %0 %
CaO14,06 %13,92 %6,57 %6,58 %5,74 %
Fe2O31,32 %1,30 %1,42 %1,35 %1,20 %
TiO210,55 %10,44 %9,56 %9,48 %10,12 %
Nb2O527,91 %27,62 %26,70 %27,39 %26,98 %
Ta2O518,22 %18,03 %19,06 %17,52 %17,86 %
UO225,12 %24,87 %24,40 %24,15 %23,94 %
H2O0,64 %1,67 %12,17 %13,53 %14,16 %
Total:97 %96 %97 %97 %96 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Ca1.14U0.42Na0.32)?1.88(Nb0.95Ti0.60Ta0.37Fe0.08)?2O6.00[O0.61(OH)0.32]?0.93 on the basis of Nb+Ti+Ta+Fe=2
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Habit:octahedral crystals or anhedral grains up to 10mm across
Colour:dark brown to amber yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Oxycalciopyrochlore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Atagoyama, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:964795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:964795:4
GUID (UUID V4):09a09078-b9df-42c8-9683-c5ebc2eb8bc4
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and syenites: columbite-Mn, fergusonite-Y, oxycalciopyrochlore, Nb-rutile, and Ca-niobate (fersmite or viggezite)...A-site, analyzed minerals could be named as oxycalciopyrochlore according to the dominant constituent rule...rocks, there are only a few examples of oxycalciopyrochlore [69–73]. Similar mineral, oxycalciobetafite...and syenites: columbite-Mn, fergusonite-Y, oxycalciopyrochlore, Nb-rutile, and a Ca-niobate (fersmite/viggezite)...microlite in a pegmatite at Atagoyama, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci
 
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