“EDX spectrum of Fluorcalciopyrochlore from Karavai Mt.
Empirical formula of the mineral recalculated from this analysis (Ca1.12Na0.84)1.96(Nb1.80Ti0.20)2.00(O5.48OH0.52)6.00(F0.96OH0.04)1.00.
Primary Fluorcalciopyrochlore during hydratation and hydrothermal leaching of fluorine was replaced by Hydroxycalciopyrochlore of composition (Ca0.98Na0.86U0.01)1.85(Nb1.81Ti0.19)2.00(O5.27OH0.73)6.00(OH0.51F0.49)1.00. As we can to see, composition of B group stay unchanged, while Ca is leached and partially replaced by U (up to 0.90 mas.% UO2) in group A, and hydroxyle replace F parallely to replacing of O by OH.
Collected by Arkady G. Zhabin in the end of 50th. Pavel M. Kartashov analytical confirmation, collection and scan.”
Pavel Kartashov - 18th January 2018