Mineral: Tantalite-(Mn)
Locality: Muiāne, Alto Ligonha pegmatite, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 5.5 cm / main crystal: 5.4 cm
Description: Mass: 237 g
MIM number:1786
Transparent, intact single crystal with an intense red color, and well terminated on all sides.
Photographer: FMI / Federico Picciani
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