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Liandratite

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Description
Locality: 
Antsakoa I Pegmatite, Berere, Tsaratanàna, Betsiboka, Madagascar
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

Intense yellow liandratite from the type locality. Rare!

References:

Mücke, A. & Strunz, H. (1978): Petscheckite and liandratite, two new pegmatite minerals from Madagascar. American Mineralogist 63: 941-946

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Liandratite

Formula: 
U(Nb,Ta)2O8
Strunz: 
4.DH.35
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Antsakoa I pegmatite, Berere Pegmatite Field, Tsaratanàna District, Betsiboka Region, Mahajanga Province (Majunga), Madagascar