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ATHENA
MINERALOGY |
| Mineral: | JEDWABITE |
| Formula: | Fe7(Ta,Nb)3 |
| Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
| Strunz Nr: | 1/A.08-50 |
| References: | ZVMO 126/2 (1997), 100; MR 5 (1998), 472; AM 83 (1998), 654 |
| Type Locality: | Platiniferous placer at Solo'eva Mtn, Nijni-Tagil ultramafic massif, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Ural, Russia |
| Comments: | Prof. J.Jedwab (not J.Jedvab or J.Edvab as in ZVMO) |

| Jedwabite interstitial (between TaC and NbC xls) Nijni Tagilsk, Ural, Russia Photo & Coll. J. Jedwab (Scanning electron microscope, back-scattered mode Length of xl group: 160 micrometer.) |