betpakdalite
English
Etymology
Named for type locality Betpak-Dala Desert in Kazakhstan, + -ite.
Noun
betpakdalite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Betpakdalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “Betpakdalite-CaCa”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.