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Columbite-(Mn): (Mn,Fe++)(Nb,Ta)2O6 Plumbopyrochlore: (Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
Comments: Yellow-brown plumbopyrochlore crystalline crust over black manganocolumbite grain. Such plumbopyrochlore-manganocolumbite ovoids with different grade of replacement are very typical for the locality. Location: Amazonite pegmatites of Ploskaya Mt, Western Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture Size 12x10 mm. © Pavel M. Kartashov
Columbite-(Mn): (Mn,Fe++)(Nb,Ta)2O6
Comments: Small brown tabular crystals of manganocolumbite in a pegmatite. Location: Neuland Quarry, Döbschütz, Königshain, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag