betpakdalite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Betpak-Dala Desert in Kazakhstan, +‎ -ite.

Noun

betpakdalite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, and oxygen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Betpakdalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “Betpakdalite-CaCa”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.