General Information:
Chemical Formula:
(Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 746.52 gm)
Sodium 2.31 % Na
Strontium 26.41 % Sr
Calcium 2.68 % Ca
Cerium 28.15 % Ce
Phosphorus 12.45 % P
Hydrogen 0.14 % H
Oxygen 27.86 % O
Empirical Formula:
5(Sr0.45)5(Ce0.3)5(Na0.15)5(Ca0.1)(PO4)3(OH)
Environment:
Alkalic ingeous rocks.
IMA Status:
Not Approved
Locality:
Mt. Karnasurt, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Name Origin:
Named for Nikolai Vassilievich Belov (1891-1982), mineralogist and crystallographer, Institute of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[???] Indistinct
Color:
honey yellow.
Density:
4.19
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Hardness:
5 - Apatite
Luster:
Vitreous - Greasy
Streak:
white
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