| Locality type: | Pegmatite |
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| Species: | Tantalite-(Mn) |
| Formula: | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Tantalite-(Mn) associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Tantalite-(Mn) associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tantalite-(Mn) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (23 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 100844 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:100844:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0cd22579-7922-4d3a-bbd8-ae3121a4043f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite-(Mn) |
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| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘKolum pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 15.2km (9.4 miles) | ⓘKorgal pegmatite field, Nurgaram District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
| 52.0km (32.3 miles) | ⓘDara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan |
| 75.5km (46.9 miles) | ⓘPaprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | October 2017 Gem pegmatites of northeastern Afghanistan pg 610-675. Main article in Special Issue of...SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction...............614 Nuristan Province........................................616 Mawi Pegmatite...............................619 Nilaw and Korgal Pegmatites.............. 630 Kulam Pegmatite...................................................... 633 Parun Pegmatite Field ......................... 656 Kunar Province |  | | Journal (issue) | | quartz and cleavelandite, 14.5 cm, from Paprok, Nuristan, Pakistan. Collector’s Edge Minerals specimen;...SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2017 Gem pegmatites of Northeastern Afghanistan By Peter Lyckberg Contents Introduction ............614 Nuristan Province ...........................................616 Mawi Pegmatite ............................619 Nilaw and Korgal Pegmatites ...............630 Kulam Pegmatite .....................................................633 Parun Pegmatite Field ............................656 Kunar Province |  | | Journal (issue) | | deposits, and consequently with such severely limited field collecting opportunities, should foster a hot-bed...locations and contemporary deposits developed by field collectors. Size is not the main focus, as quality...Roberts, and subsequently discovered several new pegmatite minerals in the Black Hills of South Dakota; Bill...Almandine-spessartine on albite, 4.9 mm, Poaia pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Beth Van Allen photo. ...(tiny pink spheres), 5-mm view, from the Tip Top pegmatite, Fourmile, Custer County, South Dakota. Thomas |
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Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan