Behoite Mineral Data

Behoite Mineral Data
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General Behoite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Be(OH)2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 43.03 gm
   Beryllium  20.95 %  Be   58.13 % BeO
   Hydrogen    4.69 %  H    41.87 % H2O
   Oxygen     74.37 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Be(OH)2
Help on Environment: Environment: In granite pegmatite as a near-surface alteration product of gadolinite (Rode Ranch pegmatite, Texas, USA); in altered volcanic tuff (Honeycomb Hills, Utah, USA).
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1970
Help on Locality: Locality: In the USA, from the Rode Ranch pegmatite, Llano Co., and the Clear Creek pegmatite, Brunett Co., Texas, and in the Honeycomb Hills, Juab Co., Utah. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Beryllium, Be, and hydroxyl, OH, in its composition.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Behoite Say BEHOITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 25569
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Behoite   Analcime

Comments: Gray-white microcline crystals up to 4 cm coated with overgrowth of analcime 18 mm diameter, black aegirine up to 25 mm and most notable, a pale pink behoite.
Location: Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mt Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada. Scale: 5x4x3 cm.
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Behoite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.6581:1:0.6453
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 4.64, b = 7.05, c = 4.55, Z = 4; V = 148.84 Den(Calc)= 1.92
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 212121
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.38(1), 3.93(0.9), 3.8(0.8),
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Seitz A , Rosler U , Schubert K , Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie , 261 (1950) p.94-105, Kristallstruktur von beta-Be(OH)2

 

Physical Properties of Behoite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Colorless, White, Pale brown.
Help on Density: Density: 1.91 - 1.93, Average = 1.92
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Behoite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2821,KPDmeas= 0.2821,KC= 0.2819
Ncalc = 1.54
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.533, b=1.544, g=1.548, bire=0.0150, 2V(Calc)=60, 2V(Meas)=82.
 

Calculated Properties of Behoite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.96 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Behoite =1.92 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.2
Boson Index = 0.8
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEBehoite = 0.33 barns/electron
U=PEBehoite x rElectron Density= 0.65 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Behoite is Not Radioactive
 

Behoite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 06.02.02.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl
  (06.02)where X++ (OH)2
  (06.02.02)Dana Group
 
06.02.02.01 Behoite Be(OH)2 P 212121 2 2 2
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 04.FA.05a 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate
  04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)
  04.FA -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing tetrahedra
 
04.FA.05a Behoite Be(OH)2 P 212121 2 2 2
 

Other Behoite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Behoite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - MinMax(Deutsch)
13 - MinMax(English)
14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info

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Behoite

Be(OH)2
Dana No: 06.02.02.01 Strunz No: 04.FA.05a
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