Tantalite
Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Dimensions: 3.1 × 2.6 × 1.2 cm
Provenance: Older collection specimen; original catalog label No. 256 included.
Collector Note: “Tantalite” is now a group/series-style historical name rather than an approved individual IMA species; determining whether this is closer to Tantalite-[Fe], Tantalite-[Mn], or another columbite-group composition would require analysis.

An older Black Hills Tantalite specimen displaying substantial black to brownish-black, dense crystalline masses with broad, roughly prismatic surfaces and areas of pronounced parallel striation. Portions retain a dark submetallic to somewhat resinous luster, contrasting with rusty brown alteration and remnants of the surrounding pegmatitic matrix. A solid locality specimen of this uncommon tantalum-bearing mineral from the historic Black Hills pegmatite region.

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Tantalite- Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA

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