Tantalite-(Mn) on 'lepidolite' after Elbaite

Naipa Mine, Alto Ligonha pegmatite, Zambezia Province  Mozambique (07/2017)

Specimen size: 7.8 × 2.6 × 2.4 cm = 3.07” × 1.02” × 0.94”
Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.4 cm = 0.28” × 0.16”