Formula: (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH)
Origin of name: Fro Nikolai Belov, Russian crystallographer
Crystal system: Hexagonal
Crystal class: -3
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: Honey-yellow
Diaphaneity:
Luster: Vitreous, greasy on fracture
Habit: Crystals large prismatic
Hardness: 5
Specific gravity: 4.19
Cleavage: None
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: Two distinct species with the extensions -(Ce) and -(La) indicating the predominant rare earth cation in the formula
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