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Betpakdalite-CaCa

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Betpakdalite-CaCa

EDS conf. no 622

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Description
Locality: 
Kara Oba, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm
Description

EDS confirmed specimen no 622 hosting pale yellow betpakdalite-(CaCa) in cavities of quartz. Analyitical data in the analysis section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Betpakdalite-CaCa

Formula: 
[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O36(OH)]
Strunz: 
7/C.33-30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Kara-Oba W deposit, Betpakdala Desert (Bet-Pak-Dal Desert), Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Betpakdalite-CaCa
Analysis Report - only: Betpakdalite-CaCa