| Name: | Betpakdalite-CaCa Bpd-CaCa |
| IMA Chemistry: | [Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo6+8As5+2Fe3+3O36(OH)] |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Betpakdalite-CaCa contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Hydrogen (H) Oxygen (O) Molybdenum (Mo) Arsenic (As) Iron (Fe) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Kazakhstan |
| Year First Published: | 1961 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Ermilova L P, Senderova V M (1961) Betpakdalite - a new mineral from the oxidation zone of the Karaoba wolframite deposit, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 90, 425-430 Chemical formula changed: Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1999) The crystal structure of betpakdalite, and a new chemical formula: {Mg(H2O)6}Ca2(H2O)13[Mo6+8As5+2Fe3+3O36(OH)](H2O)4, The Canadian Mineralogist 37, 61-66 Name is changed from betpakdalite to betpakdalite-CaCa: Kampf A R, Mills S J, Rumsey M S, Dini M, Birch W D, Spratt J, Pluth J J, Steele I M, Jenkins R A, Pinch W W (2012) The heteropolymolybdate family: structural relations, nomenclature scheme and new species, Mineralogical Magazine 76, 1175-1207 |
| Structural Group Name: | Betpakdalite |
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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 541 Million Years Ago |
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