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Behierite

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Behierite

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Description
Locality: 
Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Grey behierite crystal with minor rubellite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Behierite

Formula: 
(Ta5+,Nb5+)(BO4)
Strunz: 
6.AC.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Manjaka (Ampatika; Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar