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Tantalite-(Fe), Cleavelandite

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Tantalite-(Fe) on cleavelandite, 2.5 cm, from Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ex Tom Gressman collection. Wendell Wilson collection; Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesTantalite, Cleavelandite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Divino das Laranjeiras
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Refined Elegance page 54
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Wendell Wilson

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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—tom.gressman@minrec.orgNot disclosed

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Tantalite
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high-tantalum mineral (Fe/Mn) forming stout, black prismatic crystals in granitic pegmatites; rare display crystals on matrix with associations.
Tantalite
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Tantalite from Divino das Laranjeiras
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Divino das Laranjeiras
Divino das Laranjeiras, Brazil - renowned for rare phosphate minerals and the classic brazilianite from Córrego Frio, with sharp yellow-green crystals on albit…