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Tantalite-(Mn) With Lepidolite & Cleavelandite

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Tantalite-(Mn) With Lepidolite & Cleavelandite

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Description
Locality: 
Darrah I Pech, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2.7 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

A superb gemmy large well terminated tantanlite crystal is hosts to lepidolite and cleavelandite matrix.

There is one small chip point can be seen to tantalite crystal.

Overall a very good nice captivating 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

Lepidolite

Synonym Of: 

Mica Group

Formula: 
KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 to K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Group Parent: 
Mica
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Colour: 
Pink, light purple, light rose red
Streak: 
White

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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