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Tantalite-(Mn), Quartz, Albite


Tantalite-(Mn) : MnTa2O6, Quartz : SiO2, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8]

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Locality: Mawi pegmatite, Laghman (Lagman; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan
MANGANOTANTALITE with Quartz and Cleavelandite, Mawi, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. A well formed tabular, black crystal, 2.7 cm long, perched in front of two large pale smokey quartz crystals and next to a bed of cleavelandite. Minor amounts of muscovite and beryl are present in the matrix. 12x10x7 cm overall.

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