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</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color:black; background-color: #8BAFDA">Pyrochlore</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Pyrochlore from Russia</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color:black; background-color: #8BAFDA">General</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Category</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Oxide_mineral" title="Oxide mineral">Oxide mineral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Formula</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">
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</style><span class="chemf nowrap">(Na,Ca)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>Nb<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O<sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub>(OH,F)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="List_of_mineral_symbols" title="List of mineral symbols">IMA symbol</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Pcl<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Nickel%E2%80%93Strunz_classification" title="Nickel–Strunz classification">Strunz classification</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4.DH.15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Dana_Classification_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Dana Classification System">Dana classification</a></th><td class="infobox-data">08.02.01.01 <br>Pyrochlore group</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Crystal_system" title="Crystal system">Crystal system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Cubic_(crystal_system)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cubic (crystal system)">Isometric</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Crystal_class" class="mw-redirect" title="Crystal class">Crystal class</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Hexoctahedral (m<span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span>m) <br><a href="H-M_symbol" class="mw-redirect" title="H-M symbol">H-M symbol</a>: (4/m <span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span> 2/m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Space_group" title="Space group">Space group</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>F</i>d<span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span>m (No. 227)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Crystal_structure#Unit_cell" title="Crystal structure">Unit cell</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>a</i> = 10.41(6) Å, <i>Z</i> = 8</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color:black; background-color: #8BAFDA">Identification</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Color</th><td class="infobox-data">Black to brown, chocolate-brown, reddish brown, amber-orange, red-orange</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Crystal_habit" title="Crystal habit">Crystal habit</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Typically octahedra, disseminated granular, massive</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Crystal_twinning" title="Crystal twinning">Twinning</a></th><td class="infobox-data">111 rare</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Cleavage_(crystal)" title="Cleavage (crystal)">Cleavage</a></th><td class="infobox-data">111 indistinct, may be a parting.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Fracture_(mineralogy)" title="Fracture (mineralogy)">Fracture</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Subconchoidal to uneven, splintery</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Tenacity_(mineralogy)" title="Tenacity (mineralogy)">Tenacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Brittle</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohs scale of mineral hardness">Mohs scale</a> hardness</th><td class="infobox-data">5.0–5.5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Lustre_(mineralogy)" title="Lustre (mineralogy)">Luster</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Vitreous to resinous</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Streak_(mineralogy)" title="Streak (mineralogy)">Streak</a></th><td class="infobox-data">White</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Transparency_and_translucency" title="Transparency and translucency">Diaphaneity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Subtranslucent to opaque</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Specific_gravity" class="mw-redirect" title="Specific gravity">Specific gravity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4.45 to 4.90</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Optical properties</th><td class="infobox-data">Isotropic, weak anomalous anisotropism</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Refractive_index" title="Refractive index">Refractive index</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>n</i> = 1.9–2.2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other characteristics</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Radioactive" class="mw-redirect" title="Radioactive">Radioactive</a>, often <a href="Metamict" class="mw-redirect" title="Metamict">metamict</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">References</th><td class="infobox-data"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Handbook_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Handbook-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mindat_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mindat-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-webmin_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-webmin-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Pyrochlore</b> (<span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="Sodium" title="Sodium">Na</a>,<a href="Calcium" title="Calcium">Ca</a>)<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub><a href="Niobium" title="Niobium">Nb</a><sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub><a href="Oxygen" title="Oxygen">O</a><sub class="template-chem2-sub">6</sub>(<a href="Hydroxide" title="Hydroxide">OH</a>,<a href="Fluorine" title="Fluorine">F</a></span>) is a mineral group of the <a href="Niobium" title="Niobium">niobium</a> end member of the pyrochlore supergroup. Pyrochlore is also a term for the crystal structure <a href="Cubic_crystal_system#Crystal_classes" title="Cubic crystal system"><i>F</i>d<span style="text-decoration:overline;">3</span>m</a>. The name is from the <a href="Ancient_Greek_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language">Greek</a> <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">πῦρ</span></span>, <i>fire</i>, and <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">χλωρός</span></span>, <i>green</i> because it typically turns green on ignition in classic blowpipe analysis.<sup id="cite_ref-Mindat_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mindat-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mineral">Mineral</h2></div>
<p>The general formula, <span class="chemf nowrap">A<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>B<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O<sub class="template-chem2-sub">7</sub></span> (where A and B are metals), represent a family of phases isostructural to the mineral pyrochlore. Pyrochlores are an important class of materials in diverse technological applications such as luminescence, ionic conductivity, nuclear waste immobilization, high-temperature thermal barrier coatings, automobile <a href="Exhaust_gas" title="Exhaust gas">exhaust gas</a> control, catalysts, solid oxide fuel cell, ionic/electrical conductors etc.
</p><p>The mineral is associated with the <a href="Metasomatism" title="Metasomatism">metasomatic</a> end stages of magmatic intrusions. Pyrochlore crystals are usually well-formed (euhedral), occurring usually as <a href="Octahedron" title="Octahedron">octahedra</a> of a yellowish or brownish color and <a href="Resin" title="Resin">resinous</a> luster. It is commonly <a href="Metamict" class="mw-redirect" title="Metamict">metamict</a> due to radiation damage from included radioactive elements.
</p><p>Pyrochlore occurs in <a href="Pegmatite" title="Pegmatite">pegmatites</a> associated with <a href="Nepheline_syenite" title="Nepheline syenite">nepheline syenites</a> and other alkalic rocks. It is also found in <a href="Granite" title="Granite">granite</a> pegmatites and <a href="Greisen" title="Greisen">greisens</a>. It is characteristically found in <a href="Carbonatite" title="Carbonatite">carbonatites</a>. Associated minerals include <a href="Zircon" title="Zircon">zircon</a>, <a href="Aegirine" title="Aegirine">aegirine</a>, <a href="Apatite" title="Apatite">apatite</a>, <a href="Perovskite" title="Perovskite">perovskite</a> and <a href="Columbite" title="Columbite">columbite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Handbook_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Handbook-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3></div>
<p>It was first described in 1826 for an occurrence in Stavern (Fredriksvärn), <a href="Larvik" title="Larvik">Larvik</a>, Vestfold, Norway.<sup id="cite_ref-Mindat_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mindat-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Niobium_mining">Niobium mining</h3></div>
<p>The three largest producers of niobium ore are mining pyrochlore deposits. The largest deposit in <a href="Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> is the CBMM mine located south of <a href="Arax%C3%A1" title="Araxá">Araxá</a>, Minas Gerais, followed by the deposit of the Catalão mine east of <a href="Catal%C3%A3o" title="Catalão">Catalão</a>, Goiás. The third largest deposit of niobium ore is Niobec mine west of <a href="Saint-Honor%C3%A9%2C_Quebec" title="Saint-Honoré, Quebec">Saint-Honoré</a> near <a href="Chicoutimi" title="Chicoutimi">Chicoutimi</a>, Quebec.<sup id="cite_ref-tesla_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tesla-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Pyrochlore ore typically contains greater than 0.05% of naturally occurring radioactive <a href="Uranium" title="Uranium">uranium</a> and <a href="Thorium" title="Thorium">thorium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p><a href="Lueshe" class="mw-redirect" title="Lueshe">Lueshe</a> in <a href="North_Kivu" title="North Kivu">North Kivu</a>, Democratic Republic of Congo, has substantial deposits of pyrochlore.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>The more general crystal structure describes materials of the type A<sub>2</sub>B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub> and A<sub>2</sub>B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> where the A and B species are generally rare-earth or transition metal species; e.g. Y<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>.The pyrochlore structure is a super structure derivative of the simple <a href="Fluorite_structure" title="Fluorite structure">fluorite structure</a> (AO<sub>2</sub> = A<sub>4</sub>O<sub>8</sub>), where the A and B cations are ordered along the <span class="nowrap">⟨110⟩</span> direction. The additional anion vacancy resides in the tetrahedral interstice between adjacent B-site cations. These systems are particularly susceptible to <a href="Geometrical_frustration" title="Geometrical frustration">geometrical frustration</a> and novel magnetic effects.
</p><p>The pyrochlore structure shows varied physical properties spanning electronic <a href="Insulator_(electricity)" title="Insulator (electricity)">insulators</a> (e.g. La<sub>2</sub>Zr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>), <a href="Ionic_conductivity_(solid_state)" title="Ionic conductivity (solid state)">ionic conductors</a> (Gd<sub>1.9</sub>Ca<sub>0.1</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6.9</sub>), <a href="Electrical_conductivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical conductivity">metallic conductors</a> (Bi<sub>2</sub>Ru<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7−<i>y</i></sub>), mixed ionic and electronic conductors, <a href="Spin_ice" title="Spin ice">spin ice</a> systems (Dy<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>), <a href="Spin_glass" title="Spin glass">spin glass</a> systems (Y<sub>2</sub>Mo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>), haldane chain systems (Tl<sub>2</sub>Ru<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>) and <a href="Superconductivity" title="Superconductivity">superconducting materials</a> (Cd<sub>2</sub>Re<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More disordered structures, such as the bismuth pyrochlores,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> have also been investigated due to interesting high-frequency dielectric properties.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The crystal structure has been investigated for use in solid electrolytes for <a href="Lithium-ion_battery" title="Lithium-ion battery">lithium iron batteries</a>. It is alleged to provide high conductivity while inhibiting dendrite growth.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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