A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Pyrochlore from Tanganyika |
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| Description | Pyrochlore, (Ca,Na)2Nb2O6(O,OH,F), is a very minor ore of niobium and rare earth metals. It may be granular, massive or disseminated. When euhedral, crystals are often octahedra (as in this photograph) that are modified by other forms. It may be yellow to reddish brown and, rarely, black. Most pyrochlore is radioactive. |
| Location | Tanganyika |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-02-23. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #591. |
| Key words | pyrochlore, radioactive, Tanganyika |
| Tech details | 126 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 168 |
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