Zimbabweite

Oxide mineral

Zimbabweite is a mineral; formula (Na,K)2PbAs4(Nb,Ta,Ti)4O18. It is generally classed as an arsenite and tantalum. A yellow brown mineral with orthorhombic crystal habit and a hardness of 5. It was discovered in 1986 in kaolinized pegmatite

Identification

Color of mineral

Yellow

Brown

Luster ( interacts light )

Adamantine

Crystal ( diaphaneity )

Orthorhombic