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Fluorcalciopyrochlore

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Fluorcalciopyrochlore

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ohrberg Quarry, Schelingen, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Very rare new mineral (IMA 2013-055), member of the pyrochlore group, that is present in this specimen as brown quadratic crystals. A Niobium (Nb) mineral.

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Fluorcalciopyrochlore

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)2(Nb, Ti)2O6F
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bayan Obo deposit (Bayun-Obo deposit; Baiyunebo deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

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