Elsmoreite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Elsmoreite Group
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Named for the Elsmore tin mine and/or the town of Elsmore, Australia.
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W-dominant members of the Pyrochlore Supergroup.
The nomenclature was recently revised by Atencio et al. (2010); see also Christy & Atencio (2013).
The nomenclature was recently revised by Atencio et al. (2010); see also Christy & Atencio (2013).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40371
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40371:7
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0019988 | Hydrokenoelsmoreite | Gunter J R, Amberg M, Schmalle H (1989) Direct synthesis and single crystal structure determination of cubic pyrochlore-type tungsten trioxide hemihydrate, WO3*0.5H2O Materials Research Bulletin 24 289-292 | 1989 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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First Recorded Occurrence of Elsmoreite Group
Relationship of Elsmoreite Group to other Species
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Other Members of Pyrochlore Supergroup:
| Betafite Group | A2(Ti,Nb)2O6Z | |
| Coulsellite Group | A2-mMg2F6-wF1-n | |
| Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z | |
| Ralstonite Group | Group, where M3+ cations are dominant at the B site, and Al is dominant among them, and F1– is ... | |
| Roméite Group | A2(Sb5+)2O6Z |
Elsmoreite Group Members:
| Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Hydroplumboelsmoreite | (Pb,◻)(W,Fe3+)2O6 · H2O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Hydroxykenoelsmoreite | (◻,Pb)2(W,Fe3+,Al)2(O,OH)6(OH) | Trig. 3 : R3 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Elsmoreite Group
Reference List:
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
Brik, Mikhail G., Srivastava, Alok M. (2012) Pyrochlore structural chemistry: predicting the lattice constant by the ionic radii and electronegativities of the constituting ions. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 95 (4) 1454-1460 doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2012.05115.x
Localities for Elsmoreite Group
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.






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Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany