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Beryllonite

#RS59145

Beryllonite

#RS59145
Availability
Sold
Size
1.2 x 1.4 x 1 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
NaBePO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Stoneham, Oxford Co., Maine, United States
Tagged
phosphate

A superb, colorless Beryllonite partial crystal. I've seen fragments of these but never well-crystallized sections. I am not sure which mine this came from, but it is type locality district. It is a Neal Yedline specimen with a micromount box (but never mounted).

Type Locality

Beryllonite

Formula
NaBePO4 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
colorless, white, light yellow 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
5.5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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