Beryl

Image

Beryl specimen from Violet Claims, Wawa Mountains, Beaver Co., UT, USA

© Photo by Chip Clark, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Properties

Formula Be3Al2Si6O18
Abbreviation Brl
Classification Beryl (group)
Members Red beryl, Heliodor, Goshenite, Aquamarine, Morganite, Emerald
Luminescence emitters Cr, Fe, Mn, VO4
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), antiquity
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Crystal symmetry Hexagonal, Point group 6/mmm, Space group P6/mcc (#192)
Tags Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Be 3
Al 2
Si 6
O 18
Total: 29

References

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Gaft et al. 1998 3 0 0
Tarashchan 1978 5 0 0