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Phenakite Mineral Data
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General Phenakite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Be2SiO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 110.11 gm |
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Beryllium 16.37 % Be 45.43 % BeO |
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Silicon 25.51 % Si 54.57 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 58.12 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Be2(SiO4) |
| Environment: |
Alpine fissures, pegmatites, and hydrothermally altered rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1833 |
| Locality: |
Takovaya, Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Ural Mts, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek phenakos - "deceiver", in allusion to its similarity to quartz when colorless. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Phenakite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 64949 |
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PDF 9-431 |
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