Mineral Specimen and Product Inventory Search
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- Union Carbide mine, Wilson Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, United States
- Formula
- (Ca,K,Ba)V8O20ยท3H2O
- Size
- Capsule
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- Rare Species Sale
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Around a dozen small grains of Straczekite, with about half of them around a mm. Type locality, and Cureton label.
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- Tanco pegmatite, Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada
- Formula
- Mn2+TiTa2O8
- Size
- Capsule
- Tagged
- Rare Species Sale
- Special Info
- Type Locality
This is a rare mineral that occurs in complex zoned pegmatites of the LCT type. Both Cesium and Tantalum are mined in this giant intrusion, which hosts more then 70% of the worlds Cesium. The various members of the Wodginite group are used as ore minerals when they occur in large enough amounts. Capsule with several dark grains to 1 mm, mixed with white matrix. Found in only a handful of localities worldwide.
