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Microlite Group from
Sukula Pegmatites, Tammela, Kanta-Häme, Finland


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:'Microlite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Comments:Originally described as "Sukulaite", by Vorma & Siivola (1967). Hogarth (1977) descredited as a synonym of stannomicrolite. According to the new nomenclature of the pyrochlore supergroup, it is a oxystannomicrolite. (See further on the sukulaite page)
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microlite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sukula Pegmatites, Tammela, Kanta-Häme, Finland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985963:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microlite Group
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘKiimassuo pegmatite, Forssa, Kanta-Häme, Finland
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘPyörönmaa pegmatite, Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa, Finland
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘRosendal pegmatite, Kimitoön Island, Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari), Southwest Finland, Finland
References
Vorma, A. and Siivola, J. (1967) Sukulaite - Ta2Sn2O7 - and wodginite as inclusions in cassiterite in the granite pegmatite in Sukula, Tammela in SW Finland. Bulletin de la Commission géologique de Finlande: 229: 173-187.
Hogarth, D. D. (1977) Classification and nomenclature of the pyrochlore group. American Mineralogist, 62 (5-6) 403-410
Atencio, D., Andrade, M. B., Christy, A. G., Giere, R., Kartashov, P. M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 673-698 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.673
 
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