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Betpakdalite-NaCa from
Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan


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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-NaCa

Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Betpakdalite-NaCa
Formula:[Na2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O34(OH)3]
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Betpakdalite-NaCa data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mountains, Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:305304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:305304:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Skvortsova K V, Sidorenko G A, Nesterova Y S, Arapova G A, Dara A D, Rybakova L I (1971) Sodium betpakdalite and conditions of its formation. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 100, issue 5, 603-611
Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Rumsey, M. S., Dini, M., Birch, W. D., Spratt, J., Pluth, J. J., Steele, I. M., Jenkins, R. A., Pinch, W. W. (2012) The heteropolymolybdate family: structural relations, nomenclature scheme and new species. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (5) 1175-1207 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.09
 
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