Tantalite from Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - image 1
Tantalite from Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - image 2

Tantalite from Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Help improve this record

No owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.

Sign in to contribute
A fine lustrous loose crystal of manganese rich tantalite. This is a very dark red color and slightly translucent. In great condition. A previous label from the collection of Luis Menezies accompanies the specimen.

Product details

SpeciesTantalite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions1.7 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
Added on03/21/2025
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Aug 2025
Price paid
$200.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

Learn more

Tantalite
Mineral guide
Learn about Tantalite
high-tantalum mineral (Fe/Mn) forming stout, black prismatic crystals in granitic pegmatites; rare display crystals on matrix with associations.
Tantalite
Regional guide
Tantalite from Equador
Sign in to contribute
Locality guide
Equador
A collector's guide to Equador, Brazil: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 51 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.