Beltrandoite Group
A group of related mineral species
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The root-name beltrandoite honours Marco Beltrando (Ivrea, 10 december 1978 - Frassinetto, 8 december 2015), geologist and petrologist at the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Torino, for his sound contributions to the evolution of the Alpine orogeny.
This page provides mineralogical data about Beltrandoite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
56074
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:56074:8
Relationship of Beltrandoite Group to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Högbomite Supergroup:
| Högbomite Group | A group of the Högbomite Supergroup. | |
| Nigerite Group | A group of the Högbomite Supergroup where Sn is the dominant tetravalent cation in the nolanite module. | |
| Taaffeite Group | A group of the Högbomite Supergroup with minerals that is composed of spinel and modified nolanite modules ... | |
| Zincovelesite-6N6S | Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH) | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
Beltrandoite Group Members:
| Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S | (Mg6Al2)(Al18Fe3+2)O38(OH)2 | Trig. 3m : P3m1 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Beltrandoite Group
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References for Beltrandoite Group
Reference List:
Cámara, Fernando, Cossio, Roberto, Regis, Daniele, Cerantola, Valerio, Ciriotti, Marco E., Compagnoni, Roberto (2018) Beltrandoite, a new root-name in the högbomite supergroup: the Mg end-member magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (3). 545-558 doi:10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2692
Localities for Beltrandoite Group
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Italy | |
| [Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S] Hålenius et al. (2016) +3 other references |
