Sodium betpakdalite

Formula: (Na,Ca)3Fe2(AsO4)(MoO4)6.15H2O

Origin of name: from sodium and betpakdalite

 

Crystal system: monoclinic

Crystal class: unknown

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Colour: lemon-yellow

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Luster: dull

Habit: crystals pseudohexagonal outline, submicroscopic, microcrystalline and powdery films or crusts

Hardness

Specific gravity: 2.02

Cleavage: none

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