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Molecular Weight = 180.95 gm |
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Tantalum 100.00 % Ta |
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Alluvial placer deposits. |
Not Approved IMA |
Primorskiy Kray, near Osimovka and Abramovka Rivers, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Greek, Tantalos = father of Niobe. |
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| | Tantalum Crystallographya = 3.3058, Z = 2; V = 36.13 Den(Calc)= 16.63 |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: I m3m |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.34(1)(110), 1.35(0.35)(112), 1.65(0.17)(200),1.17(0.11)(220), |
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| Physical Properties of TantalumGrayish yellow. |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
Non-fluorescent. |
Nonmagnetic |
| Calculated Properties of TantalumBulk Density (Electron Density)=13.4 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Tantalum =16.6 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.00012 |
Boson Index = 0.99988 PETantalum =1,276.15 barns/electron |
U=PETantalum x rElectron Density=17123.55 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Tantalum is Not Radioactive | Tantalum Classification01.00.00.00 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers |
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(01.00.00)Metals |
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01.XX.00 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.X - Unclassified Strunz ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, pho |
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01.XX -Metals |
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| Other Tantalum InformationPHYS. PROP.(Dana) |
Links to other databases for Tantalum : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - MinDAT 6 - MinMax(Deutsch) 7 - MinMax(English) 8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info 11 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Tantalum using: Visit our Advertisers for Tantalum : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Tantalum Mineral Data : Ask about Tantalum here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tantalum Specimen Label here :
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