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Tantalite-(Mn) With Cleavelandite & Aquamarine

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Tantalite-(Mn) With Cleavelandite & Aquamarine

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Description
Locality: 
Darrah I Pech, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
7 × 12 × 7 cm
Description

 A large specimen , well terminated tantalite mn crystals hosts to cleavelandite matrix , at one side of the specimen naturaly cut beryl can be seen , this specimen will comes out more bright after proper cleaning.

A very nice captivating specimen.

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

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

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

Aquamarine

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Formula: 
Be3Al2Si6O18
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Streak: 
White

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