Calciopyrochlore
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Calciopyrochlore
Calciopyrochlore is actually a subgroup of the Pyrochlore Supergroup. The calciopyrochlores have known Ca-dominant and Nb-dominant sites, but the H2O, OH, and F contents are unknown.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40349
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40349:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
cb839087-bd51-4823-b2fd-75cc789c0ef6
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0020233 | Hydroxycalciopyrochlore | Yang G, Li G, Xiong M, Pan B, Yan C (2014) Hydroxycalciopyrochlore, a new mineral species from Sichuan, China Acta Geologica Sinica 88 748-753 | 2014 | Maoniuping mine, Mianning County, Xichang prefecture, Sichuan Province, China | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Calciopyrochlore
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Calciopyrochlore associated with Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
1 photo of Calciopyrochlore associated with Magnesioferrite | MgFe3+2O4 |
1 photo of Calciopyrochlore associated with Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Calciopyrochlore
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References for Calciopyrochlore
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Localities for Calciopyrochlore
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany