	1
CaO	1.20 %
MnO	1.70 %
FeO	3.40 %
Sc₂O₃	6.00 %
Y₂O₃	12.50 %
SnO₂	2.70 %
UO₂	6.60 %
WO₃	2.20 %
Ta₂O₅	37.40 %
Nb₂O₅	23.50 %
TiO₂	1.00 %
F	0.20 %
Total:	98.40 %

Sample references:

1	Sample 7	Bergstøl, S., Juve, Gunnar (1988) Scandian ixiolite, pyrochlore and bazzite in granite pegmatite in Tørdal, Telemark, Norway. A contribution to the mineralogy and geochemistry of scandium and tin. Mineralogy and Petrology, 38 (4) 229-243 doi:10.1007/bf01167090

Comments:

Bergstøl & Juve (1988) found a scandian yttropyrochlore. As altered metamict product after ixiolite

Abundance at site:

Common

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Yttropyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Heftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

60223

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:60223:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Nearest other occurrences of Yttropyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)

87.9km (54.6 miles)

ⓘ Frikstad 03 Feldspar Quarry (Tuftane), Frikstad, Iveland, Agder, Norway

References

Bergstøl, S., Juve, Gunnar (1988) Scandian ixiolite, pyrochlore and bazzite in granite pegmatite in Tørdal, Telemark, Norway. A contribution to the mineralogy and geochemistry of scandium and tin. Mineralogy and Petrology, 38 (4) 229-243 doi:10.1007/bf01167090

Raade, Gunnar, Kristiansen, Roy (2000) Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Heftetjern granite pegmatite, Tørdal: a progress report. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 17. 19-25

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⇱ Yttropyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) from Heftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway

Yttropyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) from
Heftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway