Weinebeneite

Formula: CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2.4H2O

Origin of name: after locality, about 2 km west of the Weinebene Pass, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria

 

Crystal system: Monoclinic

Crystal class: m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 11.897, b = 9.707, c = 9.633, β = 95.76°

 

Colour: Colourless

Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent

Luster: Vitreous

Habit: platy crystals to 0.5 mm and rosettes to 2 cm

Hardness: 3 to 4

Specific gravity: 2.15

Cleavage: None

Tenacity: Splinter fracture

Streak: White

 

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