WODGINITE SPECIMENS

Originally discovered in the Wodgina pegmatite of Australia, wodginite is a manganese, tin, and tantalum oxide mineral that looks very similar to other reflective silver-colored minerals. Like galena, wodginite is much heavier than its physical size would lead you to believe. It is fine grained and has a sub-metallic luster. Wodginite is often found in pegmatites in association with quartz, muscovite, or albite. Wodginite has been found in Australia, eastern Canada, Brazil, southeastern United States, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and the Czech Republic, among a few other locations.