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Iwashiroite-(Y): YTaO4
Comments: Polished section of an aggregate of minute iwashiroite-(Y) crystals. Some of the aggregates appear dark blue owing to internal reflections. Location: Suishoyama, Kawamata Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. (Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, v101:170). Scale: See Image. © JMPS
Ixiolite: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Mn++,Fe++)O2
Comments: Hemispherical crystalline aggregate of ixiolite. Location: Muiane mine, Zambesia, Mozambique. Scale: Specimen size 1.3 cm. © John Veevaert
Izoklakeite: Pb27(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Comments: Prismatic metallic gray microcrystal of izoklakeite (mounted on paper). Location: Vena Mine, Bergslagen, Orebro, Sweden. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species