Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
| Locality type: |
Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: |
Pyrochlore Group var: Zero valent dominant member of Pyrochlore Group |
| Formula: |
A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Comments: |
First described as "pandaite" |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: |
Valid - Type Locality |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: |
Click here to view Zero valent dominant member of Pyrochlore Group data |
| Locality Data: |
Click here to view Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania |
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| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: |
1581 |
| Long-form Identifier: |
1:3:1581:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): |
b075f250-814d-4120-97f9-e4df20e562f1 |
| References |
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| Richard GainesIdentified by Vandall Thomas King: Dealer/Collection LabelJäger, E., Niggli, E. & van der Veen, A.H. (1959): A hydrated barium–strontium pyrochlore in a biotite rock from Panda Hill, Tanganyika. Mineralogical Magazine: 32: 10-25 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 |
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