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Tantalite from
Fazenda Bonfim deposit, Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Locality type:Deposit
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 Fazenda Bonfim deposit, Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:852079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:852079:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘEsperança pegmatite, Frei Martinho, Paraíba, Brazil
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘEsperas pegmatite, Frei Martinho, Paraíba, Brazil
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘCarrapateira pegmatite, Picuí, Paraíba, Brazil
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘAlto Benedito pegmatite, Picuí, Paraíba, Brazil
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘCruzeiro pegmatite, Picuí, Paraíba, Brazil
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘPiauí, CarnaÚba dos Dantas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘPelado pegmatite, CarnaÚba dos Dantas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
97.8km (60.7 miles) ⓘMaribondo pegmatite, CarnaÚba dos Dantas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
References
Neto, M. T. D. O. C., & Barbosa, R. V. N. (2008). As Esmeraldas De Lajes, Caiçara Do Rio Dos Ventos E SÃĢo TomÃĐ/rn. Holos-ISSN 1807-1600, 2, 92-104.
 
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