“Betafite” (uranopyrochlore): Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Species: “Betafite” (uranopyrochlore)

Locality: Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada

Dimensions: 2.2 x 3 x 2.4 cm. (32 grams with box)

Ex. Chet Lemanski Collection

Excellent thumbnail-size group of sizable and well-formed “betafite” crystals from the famous Silver Crater mine. Measures ~50,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!