Simpsonite

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Simpsonite specimen from Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Borborema mineral province, Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Region, Brazil. Size: 1.3 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm.

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Properties

Formula Al4Ta3O13(OH)
Abbreviation Spn
Classification Minerals containing OH
Luminescence emitters Mn, Unspecified
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1938
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Tags Mineral, Hydroxide

Composition

Element Atoms
H 1
O 14
Al 4
Ta 3
Total: 22

Reference

Reference
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Rogojine et al. 2001 4 0 0