Betafite: Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Description

Species: Betafite

Locality: Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 2.4 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm, ~10 grams, R1x

Ex. Greg Boles Collection

Fantastic very sharp single crystal of ‘betafite’ perched on just a little bit of matrix from the classic Silver Crater mine. For this mineral this is about as good a thumbnail-size example as one can ask for!