betpakdalite
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 (1997–2025) “Betpakdalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “Betpakdalite-CaCa”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.