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Tantalite-(Mn) With Kunzite

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Tantalite-(Mn) With Kunzite

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Description
Locality: 
Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 3.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

 An interesting nice combination specimen ,  of well doubly terminated red manganotantalite crystal is perched upon gemmy clean white kunzite crystal variety of spodumene . Moner chipping can be seen on kunzite overall natrually etched.

A very good specimen from the locality.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tantalite-(Mn)

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

Kunzite

Variety Of: 

Spodumene

Formula: 
LiAlSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.30
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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