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Uranophane from
Richardson Mine (Fission Mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Richardson Mine (Fission Mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44962
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44962:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘCanada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘZircon showing, Saranac properties, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘEast pegmatite showing, Saranac properties, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘRare Earth Mine No. 1, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘMillar's Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘDyno Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘAumacho River occurrence, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘRare Earth Mine No. 2, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMadawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 39. Geological Survey of Canada 182 pp. doi:10.4095/121046
 
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