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Tapiolite, Tapiolite-(Fe)

Mineral:

Tapiolite: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Tapiolite-(Fe): (Fe++,Mn++)(Ta,Nb)2O6

Comments:

Twinned, brown, dipyramid crystal of ferrotapiolite.

Location:

Sapucaia district, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Scale:

4.2x3.1x3.1 cm.

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