Yttropyrochlore

Origin

Named after the mineral's supposed yttrium content and resemblance to pyrochlore group minerals

Yttrium + o + pyrochlore

Full definition of yttropyrochlore

Noun

yttropyrochlore

(mineral) A discredited pyrochlore mineral containing niobium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Notes

This mineral has been discredited by the International Mineralogical Association.https://www.mindat.org/min-4372.html, Yttropyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977). A similar mineral, yttropyrochlore-(Y) was accepted by the International Mineralogical Association in 1977.