betpakdalite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named for type locality Betpak-Dala Desert in Kazakhstan, + -ite.
Noun[edit]
betpakdalite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Betpakdalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “Betpakdalite-CaCa”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.