Behoite Mineral Data

General Behoite Information

Chemical Formula:

Be(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 43.03 gm

Beryllium 20.95 % Be 58.13 % BeO

Hydrogen 4.69 % H 41.87 % H₂O

Oxygen 74.37 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Be(OH)₂

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).

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1970

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.

Name Origin:

Named for Beryllium, Be, and hydroxyl, OH, in its composition.

Name Pronunciation:

Behoite

Synonym:

ICSD 25569

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Behoite Image

Images:

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., QuÃ©bec, Canada. Scale: 5x4x3 cm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals

Behoite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6581:1:0.6453

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.64, b = 7.05, c = 4.55, Z = 4; V = 148.84 Den(Calc)= 1.92

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 2₁2₁2₁

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.38(1), 3.93(0.9), 3.8(0.8),

Physical Properties of Behoite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, White, Pale brown.

Density:

1.91 - 1.93, Average = 1.92

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Behoite

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

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

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.96 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Behoite =1.92 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.2
Boson Index = 0.8

Photoelectric:

PE_Behoite= 0.33 barns/electron
U=PE_Behoite x rElectron Density= 0.65 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Behoite is Not Radioactive

Behoite Classification

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

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

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

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 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
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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