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Oxycalciopyrochlore

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In den Dellen quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
© C.H.M.-Schäfer

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Formula:
Ca
 
2
Nb
 
2
O
 
6
O
Member of:Pyrochlore Group > Pyrochlore Supergroup
This page provides mineralogical data about Oxycalciopyrochlore.

Classification of Oxycalciopyrochlore

IMA status:Approved 2010
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Chemical Properties of Oxycalciopyrochlore

Formula:
Ca
 
2
Nb
 
2
O
 
6
O
Essential elements:Ca, Nb, O
All elements listed in formula:Ca, Nb, O

Relationship of Oxycalciopyrochlore to other Species

Member of:Pyrochlore Group > Pyrochlore Supergroup
Other Members of Group:

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Fluorcalciopyrochlore
(Ca,Na,□)
 
2
Nb
 
2
(O,OH)
 
6
(F,OH)
Fluorkenopyrochlore
(□,Sr,Ce,Ca,Na)
 
2
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
O
 
6
F
Fluornatropyrochlore
(Na,REE,Ca)
 
2
Nb
 
2
(O,OH)
 
6
F
Fluorplumbopyrochlore
(Pb,Y,Th,U,Na,Ca)
 
2-x
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
O
 
6
F
Fluorstrontiopyrochlore
(Sr,□)
 
2
Nb
 
2
(O,OH)
 
6
F
Hydropyrochlore
(H
 
2
O,□)
 
2
Nb
 
2
(O,OH)
 
6
(H
 
2
O)
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore
(Ca,Na,U,□)
 
2
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
O
 
6
(OH)
Hydroxymanganopyrochlore
(Mn,Th,Na,Ca,REE)
 
2
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
O
 
6
(OH)
Hydroxyplumbopyrochlore
(Pb,Ca)
 
2-x
(Nb,Ti,Ta)
 
2
O
 
6
(OH)
Kenoplumbopyrochlore
(Pb,□)Nb
 
2
O
 
6
(□,O)
Oxynatropyrochlore
(Na,Ca,U)
 
2
Nb
 
2
O
 
6
(O,OH)
Oxyplumbopyrochlore
Pb
 
2
Nb
 
2
O
 
6
O
Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)
(Y,◻)
 
2
Nb
 
2
O
 
6
O

Other Names for Oxycalciopyrochlore

Other Languages:
Varieties:
Titan-uranoan Oxycalciopyrochlore

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    • Localities for Oxycalciopyrochlore

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    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Mandalay Division
      • Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
        • Mogok Township
          • Kyauk-Pyat-That
    		[var: Titan-uranoan Oxycalciopyrochlore] Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2010)
    China
     
    • Sichuan Province
      • Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture
        • Xichang Co.
          • Taihe intrusion
    		Rubo Zhang, Chongliang Du, and Zaoyun Long (2003): Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 24(3), 5-8
    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel
        • Laach lake volcanic complex
          • Mendig
            • Niedermendig
    		in the collection of Christof Schäfer
    The Moon
     
    • Mare Crisium
    		[var: Titan-uranoan Oxycalciopyrochlore] Mokhov, A.V., Kartashov, P.M., Bogatikov, O.A., Ashikhmina, N.A., Magazina, L.O. and Koporulina, E.V. (2008) Fluorite, hatchettolite, calcium sulfate, and bastnasite-(Ce) in the lunar regolith from Mare Crisium. Doklady Earth Sciences, 422(1), 1178-1180.
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