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Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)

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A possible new species. Analyses published (Christy & Atencio 2013). The Nb analogue of oxyyttrobetafite-(Y).


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
40346
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40346:1

IMA Classification of Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)Hide

IMA status:
Pending publication
IMA status notes:
Pending approval

Classification of Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)Hide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
4.DH.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
H : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

Chemistry of Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)Hide

Mindat Formula:
(Y,◻)2Nb2O6O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Nb39.068 %
Y37.385 %
O23.547 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Nb, O, Y - search for minerals with similar chemistry

First Recorded Occurrence of Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)Hide

Relationship of Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y) to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Pyrochlore Group > Pyrochlore Supergroup
Other Members of Pyrochlore Group:
Cesiokenopyrochlore◻Nb2(O,OH)6(Cs,◻) Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6FIso.
'Fluorhydropyrochlore'A possible new species (See discussion in Atencio et al.
'Fluorkenopyrochlore'(◻,Sr,Ce,Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6FIso. m3m(4/m32/m)
'Fluorplumbopyrochlore'(Pb,Y,Th,U,Na,Ca)2-x(Nb,Ti)2O6FIso.
'Fluorstrontiopyrochlore'(Sr,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6F
Hydrokenopyrochlore(◻,x)2Nb2O6(H2O,Cs)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hydropyrochlore(H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hydroxykenopyrochlore(◻,Ce,Ba)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH,F)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hydroxymanganopyrochlore(Mn2+,Th,Na,Ca,REE)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH) Iso. m3(2/m3)
Hydroxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,Ce)2Nb2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hydroxyplumbopyrochlore (Pb1.5◻0.5)Nb2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Kenoplumbopyrochlore'(Pb,◻)Nb2O6(◻,O)
OxycalciopyrochloreCa2Nb2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Oxynatropyrochlore'(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
OxyplumbopyrochlorePb2Nb2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Strontiopyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'(Sr,Ce,Ca)0.66(Nb,Fe)2(O,OH)7
'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Hydroxymanganopyrochlor)'(Mn,Ca,Y)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(OH)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

4.DH.Cesiokenopyrochlore◻Nb2(O,OH)6(Cs,◻) Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.Roméite GroupA2(Sb5+)2O6Z
4.DH.OxyplumboroméitePb2Sb2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6FIso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.Hydroxykenomicrolite(◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH,Cs)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.'Fluornatroroméite'(Na,Ca)2Sb2(O,OH)6F
4.DH.Oxyyttrobetafite-(Y)Y2Ti2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.05Thorutite(Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6Mon.
4.DH.05OrthobranneriteU4+U6+Ti4O12(OH)2Orth.
4.DH.05BranneriteUTi2O6Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.DH.10KassiteCaTi2O4(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
4.DH.10Lucasite-(La)Mon. 2 : B2
4.DH.10Lucasite-(Ce)CeTi2(O,OH)6Mon.
4.DH.15'Fluorhydropyrochlore'
4.DH.15Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Hydroxynatromicrolite'(Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Hydroplumboelsmoreite(Pb,◻)(W,Fe3+)2O6 · H2OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Hydropyrochlore(H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Hydroxymanganopyrochlor)'(Mn,Ca,Y)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(OH)
4.DH.15Hydroxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,Ce)2Nb2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Hydrokenopyrochlore(◻,x)2Nb2O6(H2O,Cs)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Oxybismutomicrolite(Bi1.33◻0.67)Σ2Ta2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Kenomicrolite◻2Ta2[O4(OH)2]◻Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6FIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Oxynatropyrochlore'(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
4.DH.15Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6FIso.
4.DH.15OxycalciopyrochloreCa2Nb2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Fluorstrontiopyrochlore'(Sr,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6F
4.DH.15OxyplumbopyrochlorePb2Nb2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Fluorplumbopyrochlore'(Pb,Y,Th,U,Na,Ca)2-x(Nb,Ti)2O6FIso.
4.DH.15'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)'(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)2-xNb2(O,OH)6(OH)Amor.
4.DH.15'Kenoplumbopyrochlore'(Pb,◻)Nb2O6(◻,O)
4.DH.15Hydroxyplumbopyrochlore (Pb1.5◻0.5)Nb2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.)'
4.DH.15'Fluorkenopyrochlore'(◻,Sr,Ce,Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
4.DH.15HydroxycalciomicroliteCa1.5Ta2O6(OH)Iso. 432 : P4232
4.DH.15'Strontiopyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'(Sr,Ce,Ca)0.66(Nb,Fe)2(O,OH)7
4.DH.15 va'Alumotungstite'◻2W2O6(H2O)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Oxycalciobetafite'Ca2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
4.DH.15'Oxyuranobetafite'(U,Ca,◻)2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
4.DH.15Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6FIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15OxycalciomicroliteCa2Ta2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15OxystannomicroliteSn2Ta2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Kenoplumbomicrolite(Pb,◻)2Ta2O6(◻,OH,O)Iso.
4.DH.15Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Oxystibiomicrolite(Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15'Hydromicrolite'(H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
4.DH.15'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'
4.DH.15Hydrokenomicrolite(◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.15Hydroxykenoelsmoreite(◻,Pb)2(W,Fe3+,Al)2(O,OH)6(OH)Trig. 3 : R3
4.DH.15 va'Yttromicrolite (of Hogarth)'(Ca,Y3+,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb,Ti,Fe3+)2O7Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Hydroxykenopyrochlore(◻,Ce,Ba)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH,F)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15Hydroxymanganopyrochlore(Mn2+,Th,Na,Ca,REE)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH) Iso. m3(2/m3)
4.DH.20'Cuproroméite'Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7Iso.
4.DH.20Hydroxycalcioroméite(Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20BindheimitePb2Sb2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20Hydroxyferroroméite(Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb5+2O6(OH)Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20Fluorcalcioroméite(Ca,Na,◻)2Sb5+2(O,OH)6FIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20OxycalcioroméiteCa2Sb2O6OIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20StetefeldtiteAg2Sb2(O,OH)7Iso.
4.DH.20StibiconiteSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.20MonimolitePb2Sb5+2O7Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.25RosiaitePbSb5+2O6Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.DH.30Stefanweissite(Ca,REE)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O14Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
4.DH.30ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7Orth.
4.DH.30Laachite(Ca,Mn)2Zr2Nb2TiFeO14Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DH.30Nöggerathite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O14Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
4.DH.35LiandratiteU(Nb,Ta)2O8Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.DH.35PetscheckiteUFe(Nb,Ta)2O8Hex.
4.DH.40IngersoniteCa3Mn2+Sb5+4O14Trig. 32 : P3121
4.DH.45PittongiteNa0.22(W,Fe3+)(O,OH)3 · 0.44H2OHex. 6m2 : P6m2
4.DH.50TazzoliiteBa4-xNaxTi2Nb3SiO17[PO2(OH)2]x(OH)(1-2x) Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fmmm

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  • Ontario
    • Kenora District
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Romania
 
  • Hunedoara County
HÎRTOPANU et al. (2014)
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