AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Thorite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 76854 |
Mineral: | Thorite |
Locality: | Kemp Prospect, 3 km WNW of Cheddar, Cardiff Township, Ontario, Canada |
Description: | Complete rectangular crystal of thorite, a silicate of thorium, complete on all sides. The thorite crystal has brown metamict surface alteration typical of thorite crystals from this locality that was first opened in 1955. Ex. John Pitfick (?-1969) private collection #361; collected ca. 1960. Radioactive |
Overall Size: | 32x28x25 mm |
Crystals: | 30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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