Specimen #1128

Name: Tantalite on Albite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-12-18

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: Tantalite is the most widespread tantalum mineral and makes for an important ore of the industrially useful metal. Tantalum is used in alloys for strength and higher melting points, in glass to increase the index of refraction, and in surgical steel, as it is non-reactive and non-irritating to body tissues.

Minerals: Albite (NaAlSi₃O₈) Tantalite

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Tantalite on Albite, Amelia (Amelia Court House), Amelia Co., Virginia - FOV: 14.1 x 9.4 mm