Locality type: | Pegmatite |
Classification |
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Species: | Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) |
Formula: | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Comments: | Described by Lacroix (1912,1922)as blomstrandite. Crystals to 5 cm |
Habit: | {111} dominant with {110} and sometimes also {211} |
Colour: | yellow on outside (alteration) browngreenish inside |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 604149 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:604149:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | f9bdc0eb-1b29-4f1f-870b-fe427f207ba9 |
Nearest other occurrences of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) |
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19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘMaharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
21.5km (13.3 miles) | ⓘAndrianampy, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
22.2km (13.8 miles) | ⓘManjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
27.6km (17.2 miles) | ⓘBelamosina (Ambatofotsy) pegmatites, Ambatonikolahy, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
29.8km (18.5 miles) | ⓘSarodivotra, Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
74.0km (46.0 miles) | ⓘPilina Lake Area, Amparaky, Soavinandriana District, Itasy, Madagascar |
89.8km (55.8 miles) | ⓘAmbatofotsy pegmatite, Mahavelona, Soavinandriana District, Itasy, Madagascar |
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