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Beryllonite

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Crystals tabular {010} to short prismatic also in spherical aggregates, fibrous, massive; orthorhombic pseudo-symmetry
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Palache, C., H. Berman, and C. Frondel (1951) Dana’s system of mineralogy, (7th edition), v. II, pp. 677–679
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crystals vary from colorless to white or pale yellowish, and are transparent with a vitreous
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polysynthetic, contact and penetration twins; pseudo-hexagonal stellate forms
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are nα = 1.552, nβ = 1.558 and nγ = 1.561. A few crystals have been cut and
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It occurs as a secondary beryllium mineral in granitic and alkalic
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is common and occurs in several forms. It exhibits perfect
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in 1888, and named beryllonite for its beryllium content.
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http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/beryllonite.pdf
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Index


tourmaline
indicolite
Phosphate minerals
Formula
IMA symbol
Strunz classification
Dana classification
Crystal system
Monoclinic
Crystal class
H-M symbol
Space group
Crystal habit
Twinning
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Mohs scale
Luster
Streak
Diaphaneity
Specific gravity
Refractive index
Birefringence
2V angle
phosphate mineral
monoclinic
luster
Twinning

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