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Faraday / Madawaska Mine, Bancroft

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Uraninite, uranophane, fluorapatite, magnetite, allanite on old uranium mine dumps.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Grenville

Historic uranium producer; be aware of radioactivity and reclamation fencing.

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