| Locality type: | Pegmatite |
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| Species: | Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) |
| Formula: | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| Comments: | Described by Lacroix (1912,1922)as blomstrandite. Crystals to 5 cm |
| Habit: | {111} dominant with {110} and sometimes also {211} |
| Colour: | yellow on outside (alteration) browngreenish inside |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 604149 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:604149:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) |
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| 19.5km (12.1 miles) | ⓘMaharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | ⓘAmbatomalaza (Vohimasina), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 21.5km (13.3 miles) | ⓘAndrianampy, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 22.2km (13.8 miles) | ⓘManjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 27.6km (17.2 miles) | ⓘBelamosina (Ambatofotsy) pegmatites, Ambatonikolahy, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 29.8km (18.5 miles) | ⓘSarodivotra, Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 74.0km (46.0 miles) | ⓘPilina Lake Area, Amparaky, Soavinandriana District, Itasy, Madagascar |
| 89.7km (55.7 miles) | ⓘAmbatofotsy pegmatite, Mahavelona, Soavinandriana District, Itasy, Madagascar |
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Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar