| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Virginia > Columbite-(Fe) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 33734 |
| Mineral: | Columbite-(Fe) |
| Locality: | Rutherford Mine, Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia |
| Description: | Twinned crystals of black columbite-(Fe) with no matrix attached. The crystal is sharp, with smooth crystal faces. The crystals are twinned on the [010] plane, clearly visible running through the center. An excellent specimen with few imperfections. Ex. John A. Rorer, Jr. collection #135; Collected on a UVA Geology field trip in May 1949. |
| Overall Size: | 20x20x10 mm |
| Crystals: | 20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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