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Belovite-(La)

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Belovite-(La)
General
CategoryPhosphate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		(NaLaSr3(PO4)3F)
IMA symbolBlv-La
Strunz classification8.BN.05
Crystal systemTrigonal
Identification
ColorHoney-yellow, greenish yellow
FractureIrregular
TenacityBrittle
Mohs scale hardness5
LusterSub-vitreous, resinous, greasy
StreakWhite
Specific gravity4.19
References

Belovite-(La) (NaLaSr3(PO4)3F) is the lanthanum analogue of belovite-(Ce). It is a member in the belovite group being a subgroup of the apatite group.

Belovite-(La) was first described in 1996, it inherited the name belovite. and named for Nikolai Belov. Two type localities are given in the Khibiny Mountains in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Belovite-(La) at Mindat.org
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