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Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) from
MacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)
Formula:(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) data
Locality Data:Click here to view MacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44900
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44900:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘPlunkett Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCairns Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘWatson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘGenesee No. 2 Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMcCormack Mine (North and South), Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘSilver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘCroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘRichardson Mine (Fission Mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘCanada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
References
Hogarth, D. (1961) A study of pyrochlore and betafite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 6 (5). 610-633
 
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