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Osso, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congoi
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6 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Cesplumtantite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24
ⓘ Lithiowodginite
Formula: LiTa3O8
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
ⓘ 'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (FRL)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Rankamaite (TL)
Formula: (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
Type Locality:
ⓘ Simpsonite
Formula: Al4Ta3O13(OH)
ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘTantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
ⓘLithiowodginite4.DB.40LiTa3O8
ⓘSimpsonite4.DC.10Al4Ta3O13(OH)
ⓘ'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (TL)4.DH.15
ⓘRankamaite (TL)4.DM.05(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
ⓘCesplumtantite4.DM.15(Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Rankamaite(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
Hⓘ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ LithiowodginiteLiTa3O8
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Cesplumtantite(Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24
Oⓘ LithiowodginiteLiTa3O8
Oⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Oⓘ Rankamaite(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
Oⓘ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Cesplumtantite(Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24
Naⓘ Rankamaite(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Rankamaite(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
Alⓘ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Rankamaite(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Rankamaite(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Cesplumtantite(Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24
CsCaesium
Csⓘ Cesplumtantite(Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Cesplumtantite(Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24
Taⓘ LithiowodginiteLiTa3O8
Taⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Taⓘ Rankamaite(Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
Taⓘ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
PbLead
Pbⓘ Cesplumtantite(Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24

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