pyrochlore
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English
Noun
pyrochlore (countable and uncountable, plural pyrochlores)
- (mineralogy) A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F).
- 2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice, →ISBN, page 13:
- In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.
Translations
mineral
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Pyrochlore”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “pyrochlore”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
Noun
pyrochlore m (plural pyrochlores)