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Mineral group · Oxides & Hydroxide

Pyrochlore Supergroup

(Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F)

Niobium oxides — the main source of niobium.

Hardness5–5.5
Crystal systemCubic
ClassOxides & Hydroxide
Pyrochlore Supergroup specimen

Pyrochlore Locality: Vishnovogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia (Locality at mindat.org) A large and very fine specimen, loaded wi — Photo: Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pyrochlore Supergroup

Pyrochlore Supergroup is a mineral group, with the chemical formula (Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F).

It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system.

Key properties: Mohs hardness 5–5.5; typically brown or black or yellow or orange.

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