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Tantalite-(Mn)

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Tantalite-(Mn)

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Locality: 
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with beautiful, sharp and very complex crystals of tantalite-Mn in open vugs in pegmatite. These crystals are exceptional for the species and show wonderful symmetry plus deep red internal reflections. From the Marcelle Weber collection. 

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Tantalite-(Mn)

Formula: 
MnTa2O6
Strunz: 
4.DB.35
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Utö Mines, Utö, Södermanland, Sweden

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