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Oxybismutomicrolite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Oxybismutomicrolite
Formula:
(Bi1.33◻0.67)Σ2Ta2O6O
Colour:
black; yellowish-brown
Lustre:
Resinous
Hardness:
5
Specific Gravity:
6.98
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Named according to the pyrochlore supergroup nomenclature of 2010, indicating an oxygen and bismuth bearing microlite-group member.
This page provides mineralogical data about Oxybismutomicrolite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
53881
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:53881:9
IMA Classification of Oxybismutomicrolite
Approved
IMA Formula:
(Bi3+1.33◻0.67)Ta5+2O6O
Approval year:
2019
First published:
2020
Type description reference:
Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Britvin, Sergey N., Peretyazhko, Igor S., Chukanov, Nikita V., Škoda, Radek, Agakhanov, Atali A. (2020) Oxybismutomicrolite, a new pyrochlore-supergroup mineral from the Malkhan pegmatite field, Central Transbaikalia, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (3). 444-454 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.25
Classification of Oxybismutomicrolite
4.DH.15
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
H : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
H : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference for Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Obmic | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Oxybismutomicrolite
Resinous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Black; yellowish-brown
Streak:
Greyish white
Hardness:
5 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=609 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
6.98(2) g/cm3 (Measured) 7.056 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Oxybismutomicrolite
Type:
Isotropic
RI values:
n = 2.184
Surface Relief:
Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised
light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive
index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral
colouration.
In focus
Colour in reflected light:
light grey
Internal Reflections:
none
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Comments:
The mean n value, calculated from the Gladstone–Dale equation using the empirical formula and the calculated density, is 2.184.
Chemistry of Oxybismutomicrolite
Mindat Formula:
(Bi1.33◻0.67)Σ2Ta2O6O
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Oxybismutomicrolite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fd3m
Setting:
Fd3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.475(1) Å
Unit Cell V:
1,149.38 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
8
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 6.051 Å | (12) |
| 3.160 Å | (10) |
| 3.026 Å | (100) |
| 2.621 Å | (32) |
| 1.854 Å | (33) |
| 1.581 Å | (27) |
| 1.514 Å | (7) |
| 1.203 Å | (7) |
Reference:
Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Britvin, Sergey N., Peretyazhko, Igor S., Chukanov, Nikita V., Škoda, Radek, Agakhanov, Atali A. (2020) Oxybismutomicrolite, a new pyrochlore-supergroup mineral from the Malkhan pegmatite field, Central Transbaikalia, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (3). 444-454 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.25
Comments:
From Type Description.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
| 34 : Complex granite pegmatites |
Type Occurrence of Oxybismutomicrolite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Rough octahedral crystals up to 1 mm across and equant grains up to 2 mm across embedded in an albite–lepidolite–elbaite complex
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moscow 119071, Russia, registration number 5409/1
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Britvin, Sergey N., Peretyazhko, Igor S., Chukanov, Nikita V., Škoda, Radek, Agakhanov, Atali A. (2020) Oxybismutomicrolite, a new pyrochlore-supergroup mineral from the Malkhan pegmatite field, Central Transbaikalia, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (3). 444-454 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.25
Synonyms of Oxybismutomicrolite
Other Language Names for Oxybismutomicrolite
Dutch:Oxybismutomicroliet
German:Oxybismutomikrolith
Relationship of Oxybismutomicrolite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Microlite Group:
| Fluorcalciomicrolite | (Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Fluornatromicrolite | (Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Hydrokenomicrolite | (◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O) | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) |
| 'Hydromicrolite' | (H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O) | |
| Hydroxycalciomicrolite | Ca1.5Ta2O6(OH) | Iso. 432 : P4232 |
| Hydroxykenomicrolite | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH,Cs) | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| 'Hydroxylstibiomicrolite' | (Sb,Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) | Iso. |
| 'Hydroxynatromicrolite' | (Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH) | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Kenomicrolite | ◻2Ta2[O4(OH)2]◻ | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Kenoplumbomicrolite | (Pb,◻)2Ta2O6(◻,OH,O) | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Oxycalciomicrolite | Ca2Ta2O6O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Oxystannomicrolite | Sn2Ta2O6O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| Oxystibiomicrolite | (Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
| 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 | Iso. |
| 'Yttromicrolite (of Hogarth)' | (Ca,Y3+,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb,Ti,Fe3+)2O7 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m |
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 2 photos of Oxybismutomicrolite associated with Waylandite | BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 2 photos of Oxybismutomicrolite associated with Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| 2 photos of Oxybismutomicrolite associated with Bismutotantalite | BiTaO4 |
| 1 photo of Oxybismutomicrolite associated with Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 4.DH. | Cesiokenopyrochlore | ◻Nb2(O,OH)6(Cs,◻) |
| 4.DH. | Roméite Group | A2(Sb5+)2O6Z |
| 4.DH. | Oxyplumboroméite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| 4.DH. | Fluornatropyrochlore | (Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F |
| 4.DH. | Hydroxykenomicrolite | (◻,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH,Cs) |
| 4.DH. | 'Fluornatroroméite' | (Na,Ca)2Sb2(O,OH)6F |
| 4.DH. | Oxyyttrobetafite-(Y) | Y2Ti2O6O |
| 4.DH.05 | Thorutite | (Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6 |
| 4.DH.05 | Orthobrannerite | U4+U6+Ti4O12(OH)2 |
| 4.DH.05 | Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| 4.DH.10 | Kassite | CaTi2O4(OH)2 |
| 4.DH.10 | Lucasite-(La) | |
| 4.DH.10 | Lucasite-(Ce) | CeTi2(O,OH)6 |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Fluorhydropyrochlore' | |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Hydroxynatromicrolite' | (Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroplumboelsmoreite | (Pb,◻)(W,Fe3+)2O6 · H2O |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydropyrochlore | (H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Hydroxymanganopyrochlor)' | (Mn,Ca,Y)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroxynatropyrochlore | (Na,Ca,Ce)2Nb2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydrokenopyrochlore | (◻,x)2Nb2O6(H2O,Cs) |
| 4.DH.15 | Kenomicrolite | ◻2Ta2[O4(OH)2]◻ |
| 4.DH.15 | Fluornatromicrolite | (Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Oxynatropyrochlore' | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroxycalciopyrochlore | (Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | Fluorcalciopyrochlore | (Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F |
| 4.DH.15 | Oxycalciopyrochlore | Ca2Nb2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Fluorstrontiopyrochlore' | (Sr,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6F |
| 4.DH.15 | Oxyplumbopyrochlore | Pb2Nb2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Fluorplumbopyrochlore' | (Pb,Y,Th,U,Na,Ca)2-x(Nb,Ti)2O6F |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' | |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)' | (Bi,Ca,U,Pb)2-xNb2(O,OH)6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Kenoplumbopyrochlore' | (Pb,◻)Nb2O6(◻,O) |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroxyplumbopyrochlore | (Pb1.5◻0.5)Nb2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.)' | |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Oxyyttropyrochlore-(Y)' | (Y,◻)2Nb2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Fluorkenopyrochlore' | (◻,Sr,Ce,Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroxycalciomicrolite | Ca1.5Ta2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Strontiopyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)' | (Sr,Ce,Ca)0.66(Nb,Fe)2(O,OH)7 |
| 4.DH.15 va | 'Alumotungstite' | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Oxycalciobetafite' | Ca2(Ti,Nb)2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Oxyuranobetafite' | (U,Ca,◻)2(Ti,Nb)2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | Fluorcalciomicrolite | (Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F |
| 4.DH.15 | Oxycalciomicrolite | Ca2Ta2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | Oxystannomicrolite | Sn2Ta2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | Kenoplumbomicrolite | (Pb,◻)2Ta2O6(◻,OH,O) |
| 4.DH.15 | Oxynatromicrolite | (Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F) |
| 4.DH.15 | Oxystibiomicrolite | (Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Hydromicrolite' | (H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| 4.DH.15 | 'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' | |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydrokenomicrolite | (◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroxykenoelsmoreite | (◻,Pb)2(W,Fe3+,Al)2(O,OH)6(OH) |
| 4.DH.15 va | 'Yttromicrolite (of Hogarth)' | (Ca,Y3+,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb,Ti,Fe3+)2O7 |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroxykenopyrochlore | (◻,Ce,Ba)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH,F) |
| 4.DH.15 | Hydroxymanganopyrochlore | (Mn2+,Th,Na,Ca,REE)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.20 | 'Cuproroméite' | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
| 4.DH.20 | Hydroxycalcioroméite | (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.20 | Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| 4.DH.20 | Hydroxyferroroméite | (Fe2+1.5◻0.5)Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.20 | Fluorcalcioroméite | (Ca,Na,◻)2Sb5+2(O,OH)6F |
| 4.DH.20 | Oxycalcioroméite | Ca2Sb2O6O |
| 4.DH.20 | Stetefeldtite | Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
| 4.DH.20 | Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| 4.DH.20 | Monimolite | Pb2Sb5+2O7 |
| 4.DH.25 | Rosiaite | PbSb5+2O6 |
| 4.DH.30 | Stefanweissite | (Ca,REE)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O14 |
| 4.DH.30 | Zirconolite | CaZrTi2O7 |
| 4.DH.30 | Laachite | (Ca,Mn)2Zr2Nb2TiFeO14 |
| 4.DH.30 | Nöggerathite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O14 |
| 4.DH.35 | Liandratite | U(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
| 4.DH.35 | Petscheckite | UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
| 4.DH.40 | Ingersonite | Ca3Mn2+Sb5+4O14 |
| 4.DH.45 | Pittongite | Na0.22(W,Fe3+)(O,OH)3 · 0.44H2O |
| 4.DH.50 | Tazzoliite | Ba4-xNaxTi2Nb3SiO17[PO2(OH)2]x(OH)(1-2x) |
Fluorescence of Oxybismutomicrolite
None
Other Information
Notes:
Does not react with cold hydrochloric and nitric acids.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Oxybismutomicrolite
Reference List:
Atencio, D., Andrade, M. B., Christy, A. G., Giere, R., Kartashov, P. M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 673-698 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.673
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2019) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) NEWSLETTER 51. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (5-6) 1099-1104 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2894
Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Britvin, Sergey N., Peretyazhko, Igor S., Chukanov, Nikita V., Škoda, Radek, Agakhanov, Atali A. (2020) Oxybismutomicrolite, a new pyrochlore-supergroup mineral from the Malkhan pegmatite field, Central Transbaikalia, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (3). 444-454 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.25
Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Britvin, Sergey N., Peretyazhko, Igor S., Chukanov, Nikita V., Škoda, Radek, Agakhanov, Atali A. (2020) Oxybismutomicrolite, a new pyrochlore-supergroup mineral from the Malkhan pegmatite field, Central Transbaikalia, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (3). 444-454 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.25
Localities for Oxybismutomicrolite
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Brazil | |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data 2021 |
Russia (TL) | |
| Miyawaki et al. (2019) +2 other references |
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