Mineralpedia Details for Uralolite
Uralolite
- Formula
- Ca2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3ยท5H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Concretionary, Radial, Wheat Sheaf
- Cleavage
- Poor, Poor, None
- Luster
- Subadamantine
- Color
- colorless, white, brownish white
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 2.5
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Uralolite from Boevka, Middle Urals, Russia
- Special Info
- Type Locality,XRD Confirmed,EDS Confirmed
Uralolite is one of those rare beryllophosphates most or all of which occurs in pegmatites. This specimen is from the type locality and occurs with another rare be-phosphate called Glucine. The Uralolite occurs as white, silky crystals to 1mm.
Identified by Dr. Igor Pekov.
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Uralolite from Brandrücken, Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud, Wolfsberg dist., Carinthia, Austria
Very nice rosettes of bladed white crystals to about 0.5mm. Very rich specimen.
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