Name: | Oxystannomicrolite Omic |
IMA Chemistry: | Sn2Ta2O6O |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Oxystannomicrolite contains elements: Tin (Sn) Tantalum (Ta) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Finland |
Year First Published: | 1968 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
Status Notes: | Originally named sukulaite: Vorma A, Siivola J (1967) Sukulaite - Ta_2_Sn_2_O_7_ - and wodginite as inclusions in cassiterite in the granite pegmatite in Sukula, Tammela, in SW Finland. Bulletin de la Commission Géologique de Findlande 229, 173-187 Name changed from sukulaite to stannomicrolite: Hogarth D D (1977) Classification and nomenclature of the pyrochlore group, American Mineralogist 62, 403-410 Name changed from stannomicrolite to oxystannomicrolite and mineral redefined: Atencio D, Andrade M B, Christy A G, Gieré R, Kartashov P M (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature, The Canadian Mineralogist 48, 673-698 |
Structural Group Name: | Pyrochlore-microlite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | pyrochlore-microlite subgroup |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
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