Clarification of status of species in the pyrochlore supergroup

A. G. Christy*, D. Atencio

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    Abstract

    After careful consideration of the semantics of status categories for mineral species names, minor corrections and disambiguations are presented for a recent report on the nomenclature of the pyrochlore supergroup. The names betafite, elsmoreite, microlite, pyrochlore and roméite are allocated as group names within the pyrochlore supergroup. The status of the names bindheimite, bismutostibiconite, jixianite, monimolite, partzite, stetefeldtite and stibiconite is changed from 'discredited' to 'questionable' pending further research.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)13-20
    Number of pages8
    JournalMineralogical Magazine
    Volume77
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2012

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