General Information:
Chemical Formula:(Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 857.56 gm)Strontium 22.99 %
SrCalcium 1.17 %
CaLanthanum 24.30 %
LaCerium 16.34 %
CePhosphorus 10.84 %
P Hydrogen 0.12 %
H Oxygen 24.25 %
O Empirical Formula: 5(Sr0.45)5(La0.3)5(Ce0.2)5(Ca0.05)(PO4)3(OH)
Environment:Alkalic ingeous rocks.
IMA Status:Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Name Origin:Named for Nikolai Vassilievich Belov (1891-1982), mineralogist and crystallographer, Institute of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:None
Color:yellow or greenish yellow.
Density:4.19
Diaphaniety:Transparent
Hardness:5 - Apatite
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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