Betpakdalite

Yellow crusts of betpakdalite on quartz
Origin: Bajan Cogto, Mongolia
Sample size: about 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

 
Origin: Sadisdorf, Schmiedeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Sample size: 10 x 6 cm (top), Picture size 1.3 mm (bottom)
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

  
Coverage of 0.25 mm crystals of betpakdalite and a dull greenish colored crystal of obradovicite
Origin: Chuquicamata, Chile
Sample size: 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm (top), 3 x 2 x 2 mm specimen with a heavy coverage of 0.25 mm crystals of betpakdalite (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Minerals Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Ex. W. Israel collection
Sample size: 5.9 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Back to Alphabetical list Physical, chemical and crystallographic description Optical properties/Thin sections SEM images TEM images vibrational spectra description IR spectra Raman spectra N-IR spectra F-IR spectra IES spectra