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Also known as pyrochlore group

Pyrochlore () is a mineral group of the niobium end member of the pyrochlore supergroup. Pyrochlore is also a term for the crystal structure Fdm. The name is from the Greek , fire, and , green because it typically turns green on ignition in classic blowpipe analysis.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Pyrochlore
Mineral.category
Oxide mineral
Mineral.image
Pyrochlore-180063.jpg
Mineral.caption
Pyrochlore from Russia
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Pcl
Mineral.strunz
4.DH.15
Mineral.dana
08.02.01.01 Pyrochlore group
Mineral.system
Isometric
Mineral.class
Hexoctahedral (mm) H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m)
Mineral.symmetry
Fdm (No. 227)
Mineral.unit cell
a = 10.41(6) Å, Z = 8
Mineral.color
Black to brown, chocolate-brown, reddish brown, amber-orange, red-orange
Mineral.habit
Typically octahedra, disseminated granular, massive
Mineral.twinning
111 rare
Mineral.cleavage
111 indistinct, may be a parting.
Mineral.fracture
Subconchoidal to uneven, splintery
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.mohs
5.0–5.5

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