Formula: NaBePO4
Origin of name: From composition
Crystal system: Monoclinic
Crystal class: 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: Colourless, white, pale yellow
Diaphanetiy: Transparent to translucent
Luster: Vitreous, pearly perfect cleavages
Habit: Crystals tabular to short prismatic and often highly modified
Hardness: 5.5 to 6
Specific gravity: 2.84
Cleavage: 3; {010} perfect, {100} good, {101} indistinct
Tenacity:
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