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Tapiolite from
Berg, Råde, Østfold, Norway


Classification
Species:'Tapiolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Comments:The mineral Brøgger (1897)described as a new mineral, mossite, was later shown by Dunn et. al (1979) to be a mixture of tantalian Columbite-(Fe) and tapiolite.
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tapiolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berg, Råde, Østfold, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:170963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:170963:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Brøgger, W. C. (1897) Über den Mossit und über das Krystallsystem des Tantalit (Skogbölit) aus Finnland [About Mossite and the Crystal System of Tantalite (Skogbölite) from Finland]. Videnskabsselskabet i Christiania Skrifter - I Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig klasse Vol. 1897 (7). In commision by Jacob Dybwad
Dunn, P. J., Gaines, R. V., Kristiansen, R. (1979) Mossite discredited. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (328) 553-554 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.328.23
 
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