belovite

English

Etymology

For Nikolai Vassilievich Belov, Russian mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

belovite (plural belovites)

  1. (mineralogy) A basic phosphate / fluoride mineral of strontium and lanthanum.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Belovite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “belovite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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