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Hydroxylherderite Cassiterite & Tantalite

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Hydroxylherderite Cassiterite & Tantalite

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Description
Locality: 
Byansahpi, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2.8 × 2.8 cm
Description

A fascinating combination specimen with pale green hydroxylherderite crystals on off white albite with lustrous bladed cassiterite crystals , blackish tantalite Mn , with a scattering of small tourmaline and beryl crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydroxylherderite

Formula: 
CaBe(PO4)(OH,F)
Strunz: 
8.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
white

Cassiterite

Formula: 
SnO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0

Tantalite

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