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Betafite & Zircon

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Betafite & Zircon

ex Collection Edgar Franz(Freiberg/Saxony)

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Description
Locality: 
Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

Great betafite crystals and zirkon crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Betafite

Synonym Of: 

Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)

Formula: 
(Ca,U)2(Ti,Nb)2O6(OH)
Strunz: 
4.DH.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 5.5

Zircon

Formula: 
ZrSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White