Alumotantite Mineral Data

General Alumotantite Information
Chemical Formula:	AlTaO4
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 271.93 gm
	Tantalum 66.54 % Ta 81.25 % Ta₂O₅
	Aluminum 9.92 % Al 18.75 % Al₂O₃
	Oxygen 23.53 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	AlTaO₄
Environment:	In albitized areas of highly fractionated rare element-enriched granite pegmatites.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1981
Locality:	From an undisclosed locality [Leshaia pegmatite, Vuoiyarvi carbonatite complex] on the Kola Peninsula, Russia. In the Mdara mine, Bikita, Zimbabwe. From the Alta fo Giz pegmatite, near Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	For ALUMinum and TANTalum in the composition.
Name Pronunciation:	Alumotantite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 67676
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