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Tantalite-(Mn) in Quartz from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

 
Tantalite-(Mn) in Quartz from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

Tantalite-(Mn) in Quartz from Nuristan Province, Afghanistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 14648
Mineral:Tantalite-(Mn) in Quartz
Locality:Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
Description:Complex cluster of intersecting quartz crystal with a single dark red manganotantalite crystal on one side. With strong illumination the manganotantalite is visibly translucent.
Overall Size:7x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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