Tantalite-(Mn) from
Zulu pegmatite, Pioneer village No. 2, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

Locality type:

Pegmatite

Classification

Species:

Tantalite-(Mn)

Formula:

Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Locality Data:

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

920325

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:920325:9

GUID (UUID V4):

b50a322e-fa49-4055-9974-04d1a2e8c65f

References

HARRISON (N.M.) - The geology of the country around Fort Rixon and Shangani. Rhodesia Geol. Surv., Bull. 61. 1969. 152 p.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Melcher, F., Graupner, T., Oberthür, T., Schütte, P. (2017) Tantalum-(niobium-tin) mineralisation in pegmatites and rare-metal granites of Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 120 (1) 77-100 doi:10.25131/gssajg.120.1.77	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2, D-30655 Hannover, Germany e-mail: torsten.graupner@bgr...schutte@gmail.com © 2017 March Geological Society of South Africa Abstract Tantalum is an important metal...Kamativi Belt (Zimbabwe) and the Jos Plateau (Nigeria); Mn-rich columbite-tantalite is typical of the...Arabian-Nubian Shield (Egypt, Ethiopia) and the Tantalite Valley pegmatites (southern Namibia) and Large...Large compositional variations through Fe-Mn fractionation, followed by Nb-Ta fractionation are typical

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