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Tantalite-(Mn) from
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan


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Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
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Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
02490610017272021415865.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
09594570017272733893769.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
08669750017869334908532.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn)

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
07406000017271981122347.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
02490610017272021415865.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
09594570017272733893769.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
07406000017271981122347.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
02490610017272021415865.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn), etc.

Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula:Mn2+Ta2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite11
- var Cleavelandite1
Quartz10
Fluorapatite5
Muscovite4
Elbaite3
Tantalowodginite1
Beryl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tantalite-(Mn) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710690
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710690:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite-(Mn)
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘKorgal pegmatite field, Nurgaram District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘKolum pegmatites, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘMawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘPaprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
References
Jesse Fisher specimen
MIM Museum collectionIdentified by Kevin Conroy: Visual Identification
 
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