belovite-(La)
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Belovite-(La) () is the lanthanum analogue of belovite-(Ce). It is a member in the belovite group being a subgroup of the apatite group.
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- lanthanum
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Blv-La
- crystal system
- trigonal crystal system
- Mohs' hardness
- 5
- chemical formula
- NaLaSr₃(PO₄)₃F
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.BN.05
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Belovite-(La) () 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.
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