Oxyplumbopyrochlore

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Bayan Obo deposit
Bayan Obo mining district
Baotou City
Inner Mongolia
China
41.7958°, 109.9694°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system: Isometric
Space group: Fd-3m
Cell parameters: a = 10.607(1) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
82PbLead Lead 2 207.200 414.400
58.19%
41NbNiobium Niobium 2 92.906 185.812
26.09%
8OOxygen Oxygen 7 15.999 111.993
15.72%
Total 712.205 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
82PbLead	Lead	2	207.200	414.400	58.19%
41NbNiobium	Niobium	2	92.906	185.812	26.09%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	7	15.999	111.993	15.72%
	Total	712.205	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2024-026

In other languages

German: IMA 2024-026 · Oxyplumbopyrochlor

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

4.DH.15

4OxidesClass
4.DMetal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similarDivision
4.DHWith large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedraGroup
4.DH.15OxyplumbopyrochloreSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

11 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2010Atencio, 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 DOI: 10.3749/canmin.48.3.673
2013Christy, A. G., Atencio, D. (2013) Clarification of status of species in the pyrochlore supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (1) 13-20 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.1.02 DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2013.077.1.02

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Oxyplumbopyrochlore — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/oxyplumbopyrochlore-40344},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}