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Name: Rankamaite
Rkm
IMA Chemistry: (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Rankamaite contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Potassium (K)
Tantalum (Ta)
Niobium (Nb)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year First Published: 1968
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: von Knorring O, Vorma A, Nixon P H (1969) Rankamaite, a new tantalum mineral from Kivu, Congo, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland 41, 47-56
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Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 954.6 Million Years Ago
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