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Name: Tantite
Tan
IMA Chemistry: Ta2O5
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Tantite contains elements:
Tantalum (Ta)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Russia
Year First Published: 1982
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Voloshin A V, Pakhomovskii Y A, Perlina G A (1983) Tantite Ta_2_O_5_ - a new mineral from granitic pegmatites of the Kola Peninsula. Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 5(3), 90-93
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Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2527 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 7.0
Diaphaneity: 3.0
Specific Gravity: 8.55
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