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Beryllium Minerals

Friday, 21 June 2024 06:00 PM

Minerals containing beryllium can be some of the rarest on earth. If you like rare minerals this is a must see Special Edition.

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Barylite - 63668

Barylite - 63668

Barylite

#63668

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Locality: Hackmann Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Formula: BaBe₂Si₂O₇
Availability: Sold
Size: 5 x 2.5 x 3 cm - Miniature
Tagged: beryllium
Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

A 9mm stellate grouping of white Barylite crystals. Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov. Barlite is one of eight known barium-beryllium minerals.

Barylite

Formula: BaBe₂Si₂O₇
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Platy
Cleavage: Perfect, Perfect, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: bluish, colorless, white
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 6-7

Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

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Barylite - BAC64258

Barylite - BAC64258

Barylite

with Aegerine - #BAC64258

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Locality: Mount Malosa, Zomba Plateau, Malawi
Formula: BaBe₂Si₂O₇
Availability: Sold
Size: 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: beryllium

A slender colorless and translucent crystal of Barylite 1.5cm long with a dark green Aegerine crystal.

Barylite

Formula: BaBe₂Si₂O₇
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Platy
Cleavage: Perfect, Perfect, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: bluish, colorless, white
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 6-7

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection

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Bavenite - 64260

Bavenite - 64260

Bavenite

#64260

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Locality: Foote mine, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, United States
Formula: Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
Availability: Sold
Size: 5.5 x 3.8 x 1.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: beryllium

Thin platelets coating most of matrix.

Bavenite

Formula: Ca₄Be₂Al₂Si₉O₂₆(OH)₂
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Lamellar, Massive - Lamellar, Radial
Cleavage: Perfect, Fair, None
Luster: Vitreous - Pearly
Color: white, green, pink, brown
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Fracture: Uneven
Hardness: 5.5

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Bazzite - 50458

Bazzite - 50458

Bazzite

#50458

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Locality: Kent Massif, Karkaraly, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Formula: Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 1.75 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: beryllium
Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

Excellent blue prismatic crystal to about 1.75mm on microprobe mount. Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.

Bazzite

Formula: Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Crystal Habit: Crystalline - Fine, Prismatic
Cleavage: Indistinct, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: azure blue, dark blue
Streak: pale bluish white
Class: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 6.5

Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

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Bertrandite - CVL63992

Bertrandite - CVL63992

Bertrandite

on Quartz - #CVL63992

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Locality: Devil's Den, Boise Co., Idaho, United States
Formula: Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂
Availability: Sold
Size: 5.5 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: beryllium

A smoky Quartz crystal encrusted over with tiny, colorless, bladed crystals of Bertrandite. Collected by Chris van Laer in 1987.

Bertrandite

Formula: Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Crystalline - Fine, Tabular, Prismatic
Cleavage: Perfect, Distinct, Distinct
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, pale yellow
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Fracture: Brittle
Hardness: 6-7

Collection: Chris van Laer Collection

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Beryl - 49938

Beryl - 49938

Beryl

#49938

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Locality: Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, United States
Formula: Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Availability: Sold
Size: 0.6 x 0.4 x 0.5 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: beryllium

Rare red Beryl crystals about 6mm long each.

Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Crystal Habit: Crystalline - Coarse, Prismatic, Columnar
Cleavage: Imperfect, None, None
Luster: Vitreous - Resinous
Color: green, blue, yellow, colorless, pink
Streak: white
Class: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 7.5-8

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