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Taramite: Na(CaNa)Fe++3AlFe+++[Si6Al2O22](OH)2
Comments: Taramite, variety mboziite, black microcrystal prisms in quartz. Location: Foyaite Dike, Mbozi Syenite-Gabbro Complex, 50 miles south of Mbeya, Mbeya, Tanzania. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species