| Name: | Betalomonosovite |
| IMA Chemistry: | Na5+xTi4(Si2O7)2[PO3(OH)]2-y[PO2(OH)2]yO2[(OH,F)2-xOz], [0 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Betalomonosovite contains elements: Sodium (Na) Titanium (Ti) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Phosphorus (P) Hydrogen (H) Fluorine (F) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1950 |
| IMA Status: | Approved|Redefined |
| Status Notes: | First described: Gerasimovskiy V I, Kazakova M Ye (1962) Betalomonosovite. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 142, 118-121 Redefined: Sokolova E, Abdu Y, Hawthorne F C, Genovese A, Cámara F, Khomyakov A P (2015) From structure topology to chemical composition. XVIII. Titanium silicates: revision of the crystal structure and chemical formula of betalomonosovite, a group-IV TS-block mineral from the Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist 53, 401-428 Chemical formula revised: Lykova I S, Chukanov N V, Pekov I V, Yapaskurt V O, Giester G (2018) Betalomonosovite: chemical and structural variability and genesis. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 289-304 |
| Structural Group Name: | Seidozerite-Murmanite |
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| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 1160 Million Years Ago |
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