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Tantalite from
Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


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Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
06130760017272253986775.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
06738420017369089716308.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
00299830017272007106534.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
04666840017272007119034.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
06130760017272253986775.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
06738420017369089716308.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
00299830017272007106534.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
04666840017272007119034.jpg
Tantalite

Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Tantalite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tantalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ricksburg pegmatite, Okakoara Farm 43, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418222
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418222:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘHelikon II pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘHelikon I Pit, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘJooste's pegmatite, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘCilliers' pegmatite, Black Range Farm 72, DÃĒures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern. 791 (in English).
von Knorring, Oleg, Fadipe, Akinola (1981) On the mineralogy and geochemistry of niobium and tantalum in some granite pegmatites and alkali granites of Africa. Bulletin de MinÃĐralogie, 104 (4) 496-507 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1981.7500
von Bezing, Ludi, Bode, Rainer, Jahn, Steffen (2016) Namibia Vol. 2 - Minerals and Localities II. Edition KrÞger-Stiftung; Bode Verlag GmbH. 661 pp.
 
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