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Betafite

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Betafite

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Description
Locality: 
Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm
Description

Beige betafite from Betafo, Madagascar as a single crystal cluster. 

 

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