pyrochlore

[ pahy-ruh-klawr, -klohr ]

noun
  1. a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.

Origin of pyrochlore

1
From the German word Pyrochlor, dating back to 1820–30. See pyro-, chlor-1

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