| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) |
| Formula: | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| Habit: | Cubo-octahedral |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Zircon | β17 photos of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) associated with Zircon at this locality. |
| Calcite | β7 photos of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Apatite | β6 photos of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) associated with Apatite at this locality. |
| Biotite | β4 photos of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) associated with Biotite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β2 photos of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Galena | β2 photos of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Pyrochlore Supergroup | β1 photo of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) associated with Pyrochlore Supergroup at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (101 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1903 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1903:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | bfbe27b0-db5f-4bf0-b87f-c6be9c34f69b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) |
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| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | βCroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | βBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
| 10.5km (6.5 miles) | βCanada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | βHalo Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | βRichardson Mine (Fission Mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | βMcCormack Mine (North and South), Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| 19.8km (12.3 miles) | βWatson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | βCairns Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | βPlunkett Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | βMacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| References |
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Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada