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Oxycalciopyrochlore

Collectors Summary

Hardness (Mohs) 4

Chemism

Chemical formula

Ca2Nb2O6O

Chemical composition

Calcium, Niob, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 377.965574 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 11

Info

Empirical formula:

Ca2Nb2O6O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Oxygen

O

29.63

7

63.64

15.9994300

111.9960100
Calcium

Ca

21.21

2

18.18

40.0784000

80.1568000
Niobium

Nb

49.16

2

18.18

92.9063820

185.8127640

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

4.DH.15

4: Oxide, Hydroxide (Oxide, Hydroxide, V[5,6]-Vanadate, Arsenite, Antimonite, Bismutite, Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite, Iodate)
D: Metall: Sauerstoff = 1:2 und vergleichbare
H: Mit großen (± mittelgroßen) [Kationen]; Lagen kantenverknüpfter Oktaeder
15:Pyrochlor-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

IV/C.12-024

IV: OXIDE
C: Oxide mit Verhältnis Metall : Sauerstoff = 2:3 (M2O3 und verwandte Verbindungen)
12: Pyrochlor-Gruppe; PYROCHLOR-Untergruppe [Nb ± Ta]

Classification by Hölzel

4.CH.140

4: OXIDES
C: R2O3 Sesquioxides
H: Pyrochlore-Group, Nb-dominant on the B-site

IMA status

anerkannt (2010) - The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 48, pp. 673-698 (2010)

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Pyrochlore supergroup  ⇒ Pyrochlore group

Optical Properties

2V angle

Isotropisch

Crystallography

Cell parameters a (Å)

10.298

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

-

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.000

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

8

Volume (ų)

1092.1

Crystals 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

4

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

190 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

4.1 (berechnet)

4.597 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Tschechien/Vysočina (Hochland), Kraj/Žd'ár nad Sázavou (Saar), Okres/Wischna (Vezná na Morave)/Vezna-Pegmatite/Vezna I Pegmatit

References

The Pyrochlore Supergroup of Minerals: Nomenclature; The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 48, pp. 673-698 (2010)

IMA group assignments

 
Pyrochlore supergroup
A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
 
 

 
 
Pyrochlore group
A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Cesiokenopyrochlore
☐Nb2(O,OH)6Cs1−x {x ∼ 0.20}
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Fluorcalciopyrochlore
(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Fluorkenopyrochlore
(☐,Na,Ce,Ca)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
 
 

 
 
 
Fluornatropyrochlore
(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Fluorstrontiopyrochlore
(Sr,☐)2Nb2(O,OH)6F
 
 

 
 
 
Hydrokenopyrochlore
☐2Nb2O4(OH)2(H2O)
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Hydropyrochlore
(H2O,☐)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore
(Ca,Na,U,☐)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Hydroxykenopyrochlore
(☐,Ce,Ba)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH,F)
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Hydroxymanganopyrochlore
(Mn,Th,Na,Ca,REE)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Hydroxynatropyrochlore
(Na,Сa,Ce)2Nb2O6(OH)
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Hydroxyplumbopyrochlore
(Pb1.5☐0.5)Nb2O6(OH)
kubisch
Fd3m

 
 
 
Kenoplumbopyrochlore
(Pb,☐)Nb2 O6(☐,O)
 
 

 
 
 
Oxycalciopyrochlore
Ca2Nb2O6O
 
 

 
 
 
Oxynatropyrochlore
(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
 
 

 
 
 
Oxyplumbopyrochlore
Pb2Nb2O6O
 
 

 
 
 
Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)
(Y,☐) 2Nb2O6O
 
 

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Varieties

Titan-uranoan Oxycalciopyrochlore

titan- und uranhaltiger Oxycalciopyrochlor (UO2 bis 24,7 mas.% und ThO2 3,2 mas.%)

Other languages

German

Oxycalciopyrochlor

English

Oxycalciopyrochlore

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Ocpcl

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) ldTmxoaH8UaHBd7z9RXHPQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) C6E6D495-8786-46F1-8705-DEF3F515C73D
Database ID 7189