Mineral Species containing Berkelium (Bk)

**Berkelium (Bk) Element Properties**
Atomic Mass	247
Atomic Number	97
Name Origins	From the city, Berkeley, CA, USA. Home to the UC Berkeley Campus.
Year Discovered	1949
Discovery Credits	Produced by S. G. Thompson, A. Ghiorso, and G. T. Seaborg.
Remarks	Radioactive silvery metal. Attacked by oxygen, steam, and acids, but not by alkalis.
References	Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

Atomic Mass

247

Atomic Number

97

Name Origins

From the city, Berkeley, CA, USA. Home to the UC Berkeley Campus.

Year Discovered

1949

Discovery Credits

Produced by S. G. Thompson, A. Ghiorso, and G. T. Seaborg.

Remarks

Radioactive silvery metal. Attacked by oxygen, steam, and acids, but not by alkalis.

References

Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.

There are no minerals containing Berkelium (Bk)