Where it forms, where it's found
- Geological setting
CV3 meteorite in a V-rich, fluffy Type A Ca-Al-rich inclusion (CAI) A-WP1 in USNM 7617; occurs in highly altered areas.
- Type locality
- Allende meteorite
- Pueblito de Allende
- Chihuahua
- Mexico
26.9667°, -105.3167°
2recorded occurrences
Crystallography
- Space group
- P-1
- Cell parameters
- a = 10.367 Å · b = 10.756 Å · c = 8.895 Å
- Cell angles
- α = 106 ° · β = 96 ° · γ = 124.7 °
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 1.038 : 0.858
- Z
- 2
- Type-locality form
Aggregates of crystals 4 to 8 μm.
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Beckettiet
- IMA2015-001
In other languages
- German
- Beckettit · IMA 2015-001
- Italian
- beckettite
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.4.HC
- 4OxidesClass
- 4.HV[5,6] VanadatesDivision
- 4.HC[6]-SorovanadatesGroup
- 4.HCBeckettiteSpecies
Group, growth & confusion
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2006www.its.caltech.edu (2006) http://www.its.caltech.edu/~chima/
- 2015Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, CNMNC Newsletter No 25. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (3) 529-535 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.3.02DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2015.079.3.02
- 2016Ma, C., Paque, J., & Tschauner, O. (2016). Discovery of Beckettite, Ca2V6Al6O20, a New Alteration Mineral in a V-Rich Ca-Al-Rich Inclusion from Allende. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 47, 1704pdf).
- 2020(2020) Beckettite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
- 2021Ma, C., Krot, A.N., Paque, J., Tschauner, O., Nagashima, K. (2021): Beckettite, Ca2V6Al6O20, a new mineral in a Type A refractory inclusion from Allende and clues to processes in the early solar system. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 56(12), 2265-2272.
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Beckettite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/beckettite-46545},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}