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Pyrochlore

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Pyrochlore

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 15 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.20cm
Description

Hundreds of small brown and lustrous isometric crystals of the rare mineral pyrochlore sitting all over the specimen but mostly on well developed feldspar crystals on very large aegirine. With minor small brown zircon crystals.

A beautiful and rare specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrochlore

Synonym Of: 

Pyrochlore Group

Formula: 
A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Strunz: 
4
Hardness: 
5 - 5.5
Group Parent: 
Pyrochlore Group