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Name: Betpakdalite-NaCa
Bpd-NaCa
IMA Chemistry: [Na2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo6+8As5+2Fe3+3O34(OH)3]
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Betpakdalite-NaCa contains elements:
Sodium (Na)
Hydrogen (H)
Oxygen (O)
Calcium (Ca)
Molybdenum (Mo)
Arsenic (As)
Iron (Fe)
Country of Type Locality: Kazakhstan
Year First Published: 1971
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Skvortsova K V, Sidorenko G A, Nesterova Y S, Arapova G A, Dara A D, Rybakova L I (1971) Sodium betpakdalite and conditions of its formation, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 100(5), 603-611 Name changed from sodium betpakdalite to natrobetpakdalite: Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record 39, 131-135 Name changed from natrobetpakdalite to betpakdalite-NaCa: 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
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 416 Million Years Ago
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