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Tritomite-(Y) from
Madawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Tritomite-(Y) | |
| Formula: | Y5(SiO4,BO4)3(O,OH,F) | |
| Comments: | Found by Steacy at the Geological Survey of Canada circa 1960 as xls frozen in a single lens in the mine. Occurs in pegmatite. | |
| Colour: | brown | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Significance: | Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes. | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Allanite Group | 4 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Pyrite | 1 | |
| Scapolite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tritomite-(Y) data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Madawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 65270 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:65270:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tritomite-(Y) | ||
| 19.7km (12.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed prospect pit, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada | |
| 21.4km (13.3 miles) | ⓘCardiff Uranium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada | |
| References | ||
Madawaska Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada