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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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Moraesite - 64244

Moraesite - 64244

Moraesite

#64244

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Locality: Linopolis, Divino das Larajeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Formula: Be₂PO₄(OH)·4H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: phosphate , beryllium , pegmatite mineral

White acicular crystals, compact and free-standing with small apatite crystal.

Moraesite

Formula: Be₂PO₄(OH)·4H₂O
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Crystal Habit: Spherical, Druse, Encrustations
Cleavage: Perfect, None, None
Color: white
Streak: white
Class: Monoclinic
Hardness: -

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Nabesite - BAC64248

Nabesite - BAC64248

Nabesite

#BAC64248

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Locality: Kvanefjeld Mt., Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa prov., Greenland
Formula: Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀·4H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 2.2 x 2 x 1.2 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: beryllium
Special Info: Type Locality

Pink crystals plates to 1mm.

Nabesite

Formula: Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀·4H₂O
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Thin, Platy
Cleavage: Good, Good, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, white
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5-6

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection
Special Info: Type Locality

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Nabesite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Nabesite
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Niveolanite - BAC61933

Niveolanite - BAC61933

Niveolanite

#BAC61933

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Locality: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Formula: NaBeCO₃(OH)·2H₂O
Availability: Sold
Size: 1.6 x 1 x 1.2 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: beryllium
Special Info: Type Locality

Small 1mm nest of white fibrous Niveolanite. Very rare beyllium carbonate and occurs in only two worldwide localities.

Niveolanite

Formula: NaBeCO₃(OH)·2H₂O
Crystal System: Tetragonal
Crystal Habit: Deliquescent, Fibrous
Luster: Silky
Color: snow white, pearl white
Streak: white
Class: Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Pyramidal
Hardness: -

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection
Special Info: Type Locality

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Niveolanite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Niveolanite
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Odintsovite - 52417

Odintsovite - 52417

Odintsovite

#52417

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Locality: Murunskii Massif, Chara & Tokko Rivers, Aldan Shield, Saha, Siberia, Russia
Formula: K₂Na₄Ca₃Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈
Availability: Sold
Size: Micromount
Tagged: beryllium
Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

1mm pinkish brown confirmed Odintsovite on microprobe mount. Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.

Odintsovite

Formula: K₂Na₄Ca₃Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Granular
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, light pink, slightly brownish pink
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5-5.5

Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Odintsovite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Odintsovite
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Odintsovite - BAC64245

Odintsovite - BAC64245

Odintsovite

#BAC64245

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Locality: Murunskii Massif, Chara & Tokko Rivers, Aldan Shield, Saha, Siberia, Russia
Formula: K₂Na₄Ca₃Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈
Availability: Sold
Size: 1 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: beryllium
Special Info: Type Locality
Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

Pink crystalline mass. Odintsovite is found in only three localities worldwide. In-hand the specimen does not seem as pink.

Odintsovite

Formula: K₂Na₄Ca₃Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Crystal Habit: Granular
Cleavage: None, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, light pink, slightly brownish pink
Streak: white
Class: Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Fracture: Brittle - Uneven
Hardness: 5-5.5

Collection: William & Anne Cook Collection
Special Info: Type Locality
Special Info: XRD Confirmed
Special Info: EDS Confirmed

On Dakota Matrix: Previously Sold Odintsovite
On Dakota Matrix: Other Available Odintsovite
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Phenakite - 64243

Phenakite - 64243

Phenakite

#64243

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Locality: Mt. Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, United States
Formula: Be₂SiO₄
Availability: Sold
Size: 1.2 x 1 x 1 cm - Thumbnail
Tagged: beryllium

Complex murking white and lustrous crystal set.

Phenakite

Formula: Be₂SiO₄
Crystal System: Trigonal
Crystal Habit: Massive - Fibrous, Granular
Cleavage: Distinct, None, None
Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Color: colorless, wine yellow, yellow, pink, pinkish red
Streak: white
Class: Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Fracture: Brittle - Conchoidal
Hardness: 7.5-8

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