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Fluornatromicrolite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Fluornatromicrolite, etc.

Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluornatromicrolite, etc.

Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluornatromicrolite

Alto Quixaba claim, Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Paraíba, Brazil

Fluornatromicrolite, etc.

Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluornatromicrolite, etc.

Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluornatromicrolite

Alto Quixaba claim, Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Paraíba, Brazil

Fluornatromicrolite, etc.

Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Fluornatromicrolite, etc.

Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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About FluornatromicroliteHide

Formula:

(Na_1.5Bi_0.5)Ta₂O₆F

Colour:

Green

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

6.49

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Microlite Group > Pyrochlore Supergroup

Name:

Named after the chemical composition. It was first approved as a new species by CNMMN, IMA in 1998 (IMA1998-018). But at the time the name was given, although approved, it was not according to the nomenclature at the time (Hogarth 1977). Because of controversies about the mineral and the nomenclature of the pyrochlore supergroup, the publication was delayed for several years. It was finally published by Witzke et al. (2011).
Now the name is approved according to the new nomenclature of the pyrochlore supergroup (Atencio et al. 2010).

Type Locality:

ⓘ Alto Quixaba claim, Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Paraíba, Brazil

Isostructural with:

Betafite Group, Microlite Group, Pyrochlore Group

A sodium-dominant mineral of the Microlite group with fluorine dominant at the second anion site.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

7047

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7047:4

IMA Classification of FluornatromicroliteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

(Na_1.5Bi³⁺_0.5)Ta⁵⁺₂O₆F

Approval year:

1998

First published:

2011

Classification of FluornatromicroliteHide

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

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Fnmic	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of FluornatromicroliteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Green

Streak:

White

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed
Cleavage not discernible

Density:

6.49(6) g/cm³ (Measured)

Comment:

Calculated density for Z=8 is 6.568g/cm�. The difference betwen the calculated and the measured density may be due to the small quantity of the mineral used.

Optical Data of FluornatromicroliteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Chemistry of FluornatromicroliteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Na_1.5Bi_0.5)Ta₂O₆F

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Ta	58.762 %
Bi	16.966 %
O	15.587 %
Na	5.599 %
F	3.085 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Bi, F, Na, O, Ta - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of FluornatromicroliteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3m

Setting:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.4451(2) Å

Unit Cell V:

1139.56 Å³

Morphology:

Regular to flattened octahedral crystals

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018616	Fluornatromicrolite	Witzke T, Steins M, Doering T, Schuckmann W, Wegner R, Pollmann H (2011) Fluornatromicrolite, (Na,Ca,Bi)2Ta2O6F, a new mineral species from Quixaba, Paraiba, Brazil The Canadian Mineralogist 49 1105-1110		2011	Quixaba, Paraiba, Brazil	0	293
0018462	Fluornatromicrolite	Andrade M B, Atencio D, Menezes L A D, Ellena J (2011) The crystal structure of a microlite-group mineral with a formula near NaCaTa2O6F from the Morro Redondo mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerias, Brazil The Canadian Mineralogist 49 615-621		2011	Morro Redondo mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerias, Brazil	0	293

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Ca   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.32500   0.03800
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
6.023 Å	(31)
3.148 Å	(33)
2.610 Å	(27)
1.846 Å	(59)
1.574 Å	(47)

Comments:

Quixaba pegmatite, Paraíba, Brazil. The data are from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Type Occurrence of FluornatromicroliteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Alto Quixaba claim, Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Paraíba, Brazil

General Appearance of Type Material:

Flattened octahedral crystals up to 6 mm in size.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

In the Mineralogical Collection of the Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany (No. 77975) and in the Mineralogical Collection of the Martin-Luther Universität Halle, Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften (No. 010356).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Granite pegmatite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Albite

Synonyms of FluornatromicroliteHide

Bismutomicrolite (of Zalashkova & Kukharchik 1957)

IMA1998-018

Bismutomicrolite (in part)

Other Language Names for FluornatromicroliteHide

Dutch:Fluornatromicroliet

German:Fluornatromikrolith

Relationship of Fluornatromicrolite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Microlite Group > Pyrochlore Supergroup

Other Members of Microlite Group:

Fluorcalciomicrolite	(Ca,Na)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hydrokenomicrolite	(◻,H₂O)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
'Hydromicrolite'	(H₂O,◻)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
Hydroxycalciomicrolite	Ca_1.5Ta₂O₆(OH)	Iso. 432 : P4₂32
Hydroxykenomicrolite	(◻,Na,Sb³⁺)₂Ta₂O₆(OH,Cs)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Hydroxylstibiomicrolite'	(Sb,Ca,Na)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆(OH)	Iso.
'Hydroxynatromicrolite'	(Na,Bi³⁺,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Kenomicrolite	◻₂Ta₂[O₄(OH)₂]◻	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Kenoplumbomicrolite	(Pb,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(◻,OH,O)	Iso.
Oxybismutomicrolite	(Bi_1.33◻_0.67)_Σ2Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Oxycalciomicrolite	Ca₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Oxystannomicrolite	Sn₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Oxystibiomicrolite	(Sb³⁺,Ca)₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'	(Ca,U,Na)_2-x(Ta,Nb)₂(O,OH)₇	Iso.
'Yttromicrolite (of Hogarth)'	(Ca,Y³⁺,U,Na)_2-x(Ta,Nb,Ti,Fe³⁺)₂O₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

26 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
23 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
14 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
14 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with 'Cleavelandite'	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
7 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with Lepidolite
6 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with Ixiolite-(Mn2+)	(Ta_0.67Mn²⁺_0.33)O₂
5 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
5 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with 'Hafnian Zircon'	(Zr,Hf)SiO₄
4 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with Fluor-elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F
4 photos of Fluornatromicrolite associated with 'Columbite-Tantalite'

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.DH.	Cesiokenopyrochlore	◻Nb₂(O,OH)₆(Cs,◻)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.	Roméite Group	A₂(Sb⁵⁺)₂O₆Z
4.DH.	Oxyplumboroméite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.	Fluornatropyrochlore	(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)₂Nb₂O₆F	Iso. 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)	Y₂Ti₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.05	Thorutite	(Th,U,Ca)Ti₂(O,OH)₆	Mon.
4.DH.05	Orthobrannerite	U⁴⁺U⁶⁺Ti₄O₁₂(OH)₂	Orth.
4.DH.05	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.DH.10	Kassite	CaTi₂O₄(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DH.10	Lucasite-(La)		Mon. 2 : B2
4.DH.10	Lucasite-(Ce)	CeTi₂(O,OH)₆	Mon.
4.DH.15	'Fluorhydropyrochlore'
4.DH.15	Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Hydroxynatromicrolite'	(Na,Bi³⁺,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydroplumboelsmoreite	(Pb,◻)(W,Fe³⁺)₂O₆ · H₂O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydropyrochlore	(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.15	Hydroxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,Ce)₂Nb₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydrokenopyrochlore	(◻,x)₂Nb₂O₆(H₂O,Cs)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxybismutomicrolite	(Bi_1.33◻_0.67)_Σ2Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Kenomicrolite	◻₂Ta₂[O₄(OH)₂]◻	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Oxynatropyrochlore'	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
4.DH.15	Hydroxycalciopyrochlore	(Ca,Na,U,◻)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Fluorcalciopyrochlore	(Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	Iso.
4.DH.15	Oxycalciopyrochlore	Ca₂Nb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Fluorstrontiopyrochlore'	(Sr,◻)₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆F
4.DH.15	Oxyplumbopyrochlore	Pb₂Nb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Fluorplumbopyrochlore'	(Pb,Y,Th,U,Na,Ca)_2-x(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	Iso.
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.15	Hydroxyplumbopyrochlore	(Pb_1.5◻_0.5)Nb₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.)'
4.DH.15	'Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)'	(Y,◻)₂Nb₂O₆O
4.DH.15	'Fluorkenopyrochlore'	(◻,Sr,Ce,Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F
4.DH.15	Hydroxycalciomicrolite	Ca_1.5Ta₂O₆(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.15	Fluorcalciomicrolite	(Ca,Na)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxycalciomicrolite	Ca₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxystannomicrolite	Sn₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Kenoplumbomicrolite	(Pb,◻)₂Ta₂O₆(◻,OH,O)	Iso.
4.DH.15	Oxynatromicrolite	(Na,Ca,U)₂(Ta,Nb)₂O₆(O,F)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Oxystibiomicrolite	(Sb³⁺,Ca)₂Ta₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	'Hydromicrolite'	(H₂O,◻)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
4.DH.15	'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'
4.DH.15	Hydrokenomicrolite	(◻,H₂O)₂Ta₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.15	Hydroxykenoelsmoreite	(◻,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⁺)₂O₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydroxykenopyrochlore	(◻,Ce,Ba)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH,F)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.15	Hydroxymanganopyrochlore	(Mn²⁺,Th,Na,Ca,REE)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3(2/m3)
4.DH.20	'Cuproroméite'	Cu₂Sb₂(O,OH)₇	Iso.
4.DH.20	Hydroxycalcioroméite	(Ca,Sb³⁺)₂(Sb⁵⁺,Ti)₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Bindheimite	Pb₂Sb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Hydroxyferroroméite	(Fe²⁺_1.5◻_0.5)Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Fluorcalcioroméite	(Ca,Na,◻)₂Sb⁵⁺₂(O,OH)₆F	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Oxycalcioroméite	Ca₂Sb₂O₆O	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.DH.20	Stetefeldtite	Ag₂Sb₂(O,OH)₇	Iso.
4.DH.20	Stibiconite	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.20	Monimolite	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.DH.25	Rosiaite	PbSb⁵⁺₂O₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.DH.30	Stefanweissite	(Ca,REE)₂Zr₂(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)₂Fe²⁺O₁₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
4.DH.30	Zirconolite	CaZrTi₂O₇	Orth.
4.DH.30	Laachite	(Ca,Mn)₂Zr₂Nb₂TiFeO₁₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DH.30	Nöggerathite-(Ce)	(Ce,Ca)₂Zr₂(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)₂Fe²⁺O₁₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
4.DH.35	Liandratite	U(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
4.DH.35	Petscheckite	UFe(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Hex.
4.DH.40	Ingersonite	Ca₃Mn²⁺Sb⁵⁺₄O₁₄	Trig. 32 : P3₁21
4.DH.45	Pittongite	Na_0.22(W,Fe³⁺)(O,OH)₃ · 0.44H₂O	Hex. 6m2 : P6m2
4.DH.50	Tazzoliite	Ba_4-xNa_xTi₂Nb₃SiO₁₇[PO₂(OH)₂]_x(OH)_(1-2x)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fmmm

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Witzke, T., Steins, M., Doering, T., Schuckmann, W., Wegner, R., Pöllmann, H. (2011) Fluornatromicrolite, (Na,Ca,Bi)₂Ta₂O₆F, a new mineral from Quixaba, Paraíba, Brazil. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (4) 1105-1110 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.4.1105

Christy, A. G., Atencio, D. (2013) Clarification of status of species in the pyrochlore supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (1) 13-20 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.1.02

(2014) Fluornatromicrolite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Afghanistan
Kunar Dara-e-Pech District ⓘ Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field	Lavinsky (n.d.)
Nuristan Kamdesh District ⓘ Paprok	Lyckberg (2011)

Argentina
Córdoba Province San Alberto Department Ambul District Cañada del Puerto ⓘ La Calandria mine	Galliski et al. (2016)
Salta Province La Poma Department El Quemado mining district ⓘ El Quemado deposit	Marquez-Zavalia et al. (2012)

Brazil
Paraíba Frei Martinho Quixaba ⓘ Alto do Mussu claim	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Alto Quixaba claim (TL)	Witzke et al. (2011)

China
Henan Sanmenxia Lushi County Nanyangshan pegmatite field ⓘ Nanyangshan 703 deposit	Qu et al. (2020)

Czech Republic
South Bohemian Region Český Krumlov District Nová Ves ⓘ Nová Ves pegmatite	Novák et al. (2013)

Finland
Pirkanmaa Orivesi Eräjärvi area ⓘ Viitaniemi pegmatite	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2012)

Italy
Tuscany Livorno Province Campo nell'Elba Sant'Ilario in Campo ⓘ Forcioni	Tobias U. Prediger collection

Kazakhstan
East Kazakhstan Region Ulan District ⓘ Ognevka Ta deposit	Anatoly Kasatkin analitical data

Mozambique
Zambezia Province Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field Gilé district ⓘ Napakhala	MnhnL collection +1 other reference
Gilé District Muiane-Naipa group ⓘ Naipa mine	Moore (2001)

Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan Roundu District ⓘ Rondu	boyuan zhang Collection
Shigar District Braldu Valley ⓘ Dassu
ⓘ Shigar Valley	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Skardu Area	imported from Shigar District +1 other reference

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Voron'i Tundry ⓘ Polmos deposit	Zozulya et al. (2024)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Prigorodny District Yuzhakovo Alabashka pegmatite field ⓘ Mokrusha Mine	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Zabaykalsky Krai Krasnochikoysky District Krasnyi Chikoy Malkhan pegmatite field ⓘ Solnechnaya pegmatite	Kasatkin et al. (2020)

USA
California San Diego County Warner Springs Mining District Warner Springs ⓘ Cryo-Genie Mine	Timothy Sherburn collection
Maine Oxford County Buckfield ⓘ Bennett Quarry	King (2000)

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