Mineral: Tantalite-(Mn) on Schorl with Albite and Muscovite
Locality: Shengus (Shingus), Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Dimensions: 15 x 9 x 17 cm / main crystal: 5.6 cm

Description: Mass: 1750 g MIM number:1771 Large perfectly formed very shiny black tabular crystal with reddish reflections developed at the base of a large doubly terminated and well-formed black schorl crystal (15.5 cm) dotted with tufts of albite and muscovite. The set is completely intact and seems to be a floater. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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