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Yttrotantalite-(Y)

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Yttrotantalite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Høydalen, Tørdal, Drangedal, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 3.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

An elongated black-brownish crystal of yttrotantalite Y in white cleavelandite matrix from the Høydalen lithium pegmatite. Collected in 1995.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Yttrotantalite-(Y)

Formula: 
(Y,Ca,U4+,Fe2+)2(Ta,Nb)2O8
Strunz: 
4.DG.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden

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