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Tantalite & Schorl On Aquamarine

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Tantalite & Schorl On Aquamarine

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Description
Locality: 
Darrah I Pech, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 3 × 2.6 cm
Description

At the foot of a 3cm blocky aquamarine crystal sit a lone 0.5 cm tantalite, well formed and terminated.

The aquamarine measuring 2.0 x 2.8 cm and 3.0 cm tall. has a frosted surface and a lustrous termination, scattered around the face of the aquamarine are numerous needles of schorl to 0.7 cm

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tantalite

Group Parent: 
Tantalite-(Fe)-Tantalite-(Mn) Series

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0

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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