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Stibiotantalite With Elbaite

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Stibiotantalite With Elbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.90cm
Description

A very rare , nice combination specimen of well terminated , golden-brown color , gemmy stibiotantalite and tourmaline var elbaite from famed elbaite locality Chamachu  , Rondu District , Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.

There is a group of 6 well terminated stibiotantalite crystals which cross the bicolor  (white &  dark blue-green) elbaite crystal vertically & horizontally.

A really  an aesthetic specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibiotantalite

Formula: 
Sb(Ta,Nb)O4
Strunz: 
4.DE.30
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Greenbushes Sn placers, Greenbushes Tinfield, Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Elbaite

Formula: 
Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Fonte del Prete, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy...

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