“Betafite” (Uranopyrochlore): Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

$400.00

“Betafite” (Uranopyrochlore): Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

$400.00

1 in stock

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Description

Species: “Betafite” (Uranopyrochlore)
Locality: Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Dimensions: 2.4 x 4.7 x 2.5 cm., 62 grams

Ex. George Kamin Collection

Superb large cluster of well-formed octahedral “betafite” (uranopyrochlore) crystals from the classic Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Very good for this species at the locality. Measures ~50,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!