Those minerals have same chemical composition but different crystal symmetry : orthorhombic for columbite and tetragonal for tapiolite.
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Those minerals have same chemical composition, but different crystal symmetry orthorhombic for tantalite and tetragonal for tapiolite.
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Those minerals have the same chemical composition, but different crystal symmetry orthorhombic for tantalite or columbite and tetragonal for tapiolite.
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It occurs in association with tantalite, manganotantalite, microlite, tapiolite, beryl, spodumene, montebrasite, pollucite, petalite, eucryptite, tourmaline, muscovite and quartz.
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The minerals have a submetallic luster and a high specific gravity with tapiolite-Fe having a higher specific gravity ( 7.90 ) versus 7.72 for tapiolite-Mn.
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The minerals have a submetallic luster and a high specific gravity with tapiolite-Fe having a higher specific gravity ( 7.90 ) versus 7.72 for tapiolite-Mn.