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Columbite-(Fe)

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Columbite-(Fe)

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Alto Ligonha, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Sharp, jet-black “blade” of columbite-(fe), a rare tantalum oxide, from an unusual locality. Ex-Dan Ehrling Collection.

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What's on the rock

Columbite-(Fe)

Formula: 
FeNb2O6
Strunz: 
4.DB.35
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Green's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia...
David J. Eicher

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