Columbite-(Mn)
Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small group of columbite-(Mn) crystals from the Ponte do Piaui claim, Piaui district, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3mm FOV. Purchased at the Tucson City Center show on February 12, 2019 from Luisa Menezes. Ex-Luis Menezes inventory. The specimen is a larger rock with albite and muscovite, and many more columbites. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.
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