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Name of the Mineral
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Pyrochlore
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Chemical formula
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(Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F)
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Length/Longest Diameter (cm)
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L:9, H:3.5,W:6
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Description (Colour, habit, form, hardness, lustre,Streak, feel,Twinning, Cleavage, Fracture any special property)
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Amber-brown coloured, Granular habit, cleavage, indistinct on [111], sub-conchoidal fracture, brittle, vitreous lustre, often variably radioactive
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Class
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Oxide (Pyrochlore group)
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Crystallographic Details
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Isometric System
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Associated minerals/rock
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with zircon in Miascite
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Locality
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Miask
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State/Country
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USSR
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_0593
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Date of Photography
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12/13/2016
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Pyrochlore
Pyrochlore belongs to Rocks and Minerals Gallery