Classification of Calciobetafite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/C.17-20
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 4.DH.15
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates) D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar H : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 8.2.3.5
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM 2 : A2B2O6(O,OH,F) |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 18.4.10
18 : Niobates and Tantalates 4 : Niobates and tantalates containing both U and rare earths |
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Type Occurrence of Calciobetafite |
| Type Locality: | Monte di Procida, Phlegrean Fields, Naples Province, Campania, Italy |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1983 |
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Physical Properties of Calciobetafite |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 4½ - 5½ |
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Chemical Properties of Calciobetafite |
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| Essential elements: | Ca, Nb, O |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Ca, Nb, O, Ta, Th, Ti, U |
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Relationship of Calciobetafite to other Species |
| Related to: | Betafite SubgroupPyrochlore Group |
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| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 4.DH.05 | Brannerite | | | 4.DH.05 | Orthobrannerite | | | 4.DH.05 | Thorutite | | | 4.DH.10 | Kassite | | | 4.DH.10 | Lucasite-(Ce) | | | 4.DH.15 | Alumotungstite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bariomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bariopyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Betafite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bismutomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce) | | | 4.DH.15 | Cesstibtantite | | | 4.DH.15 | Ferritungstite | | | 4.DH.15 | Jixianite | | | 4.DH.15 | Kalipyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Microlite | | | 4.DH.15 | Natrobistantite | | | 4.DH.15 | Plumbopyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Plumbomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Plumbobetafite | | | 4.DH.15 | Pyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Stibiomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Strontiopyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Stannomicrolite | | (Sn,Fe,Mn) | | (Ta,Nb,Sn) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DH.15 | Stibiobetafite | | | 4.DH.15 | Uranmicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Uranpyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Yttrobetafite-(Y) | | | 4.DH.15 | Yttropyrochlore-(Y) | | (Y,Na,Ca,U) | | (Nb,Ta,Ti) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DH.15 | Fluornatromicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bismutopyrochlore | | (Bi,U,Ca,Pb) | | (Nb,Ta) | | O | | (OH)·nH | | O |
| | 4.DH.15 | Thorian Pyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Elsmoreite | | | 4.DH.20 | Bismutostibiconite | | | 4.DH.20 | Bindheimite | | | 4.DH.20 | Monimolite | | | 4.DH.20 | Partzite | | | 4.DH.20 | Roméite | | (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na) | | (Sb,Ti) | | O | | (O,OH,F) |
| | 4.DH.20 | Stetefeldtite | | | 4.DH.20 | Stibiconite | | | 4.DH.25 | Rosiaite | | | 4.DH.30 | Zirconolite | | | 4.DH.35 | Liandratite | | | 4.DH.35 | Petscheckite | | | 4.DH.40 | Ingersonite | | | 4.DH.45 | Pittongite | |
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| Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping: | | 18.4.1 | Uranpyrochlore | | | 18.4.2 | Yttrocolumbite-(Y) | | | 18.4.3 | Yttrotantalite-(Y) | | | 18.4.4 | Ishikawaite | | | 18.4.5 | Euxenite-(Y) | | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti) | | O | | |
| | 18.4.6 | Tanteuxenite-(Y) | | (Y,Ce,Ca)(Ta,Nb,Ti) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 18.4.7 | Kobeite-(Y) | | | 18.4.8 | Polycrase-(Y) | | | 18.4.9 | Yttropyrochlore-(Y) | | (Y,Na,Ca,U) | | (Nb,Ta,Ti) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 18.4.11 | Yttrobetafite-(Y) | | | 18.4.12 | Samarskite-(Y) | | (Y,Fe | | ,Fe | | ,U,Th,Ca) | | (Nb,Ta) | | O | | |
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Other Names for Calciobetafite |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Calciobetafite |
| Reference List: | Mazzi, F. and Munno, R. (1983) Calciobetafite (new mineral of the pyrochlore group) and related minerals from Campi Flegrei, Italy; crystal structures of polymignite, and zirkelite: comparison with pyrochlore and zirconolite. American Mineralogist: 68: 262-276.
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