4590 - Tantalite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Mozambique

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

4590

Mineral Name

Tantalite

Mineral Variety

Tantalite-(Mn)

Chemical Formula

Specimen Number
010

Deep ruby-red translucent dense tabular single crystal.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Muiâne, Mozambique

Locality Lat/Long

-15.7352778, 38.2552778
Original Attributed Locality
Portuguese East Africa
Mozambique
Morura Mine
Geographic Features
Muiâne pegmatite