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Columbite-Tantalite from
Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Columbite-Tantalite

Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Columbite-Tantalite

Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Columbite-Tantalite

Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
Classification
Species:'Columbite-Tantalite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zircon2
Uraninite1
Montebrasite1
Scorzalite1
Autunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Columbite-Tantalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:639778
Long-form Identifier:1:3:639778:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-Tantalite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘProprietary Tin Mine, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnited Brothers mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Personally collected by Ryan Eagle in 2009
 
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