Tantalite-(Mn)
Koktokay pegmatite field, Fuyun Co., Aletai Prefecture, Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
I have not seen others from here, and this seems to be a small find, presented at Tucson by John Attard. In person, this is a 3-Dimensional crystal that is obviously with a slight red tint, and quite a bit prettier than it looks here. It is freestanding on a natural pedestal of matrix - an amazing trim job, eh?! Mor emay come, or not, who can say? ...
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