General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Be2BO3(OH)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 152.65 gm)
Beryllium 11.81 % Be
Boron 14.16 % B
Hydrogen 0.66 % H
Oxygen 73.37 % O
Empirical Formula:
Be2(BO3)(OH)
Locality:
HEL
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[010] Perfect, [100] Good
Color:
colorless, gray white, yellowish white, or white.
Density:
2.372
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Translucent
Hardness:
7.5 - Garnet
Luminescence:
Fluorescent.
Luster:
Vitreous - Dull
Streak:
white
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