General Behoite Information![]() Be(OH)2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 43.03 gm |
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Beryllium 20.95 % Be 58.13 % BeO |
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Hydrogen 4.69 % H 41.87 % H2O |
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Oxygen 74.37 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() Be(OH)2 |
![]() In granite pegmatite as a near-surface alteration product of gadolinite (Rode Ranch pegmatite, Texas, USA); in altered volcanic tuff (Honeycomb Hills, Utah, USA). |
![]() Approved IMA 1970 |
![]() 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. |
![]() Named for Beryllium, Be, and hydroxyl, OH, in its composition. |
![]() Behoite |
![]() ![]() ICSD 25569 |
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PDF 39-1411 |
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Behoite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.6581:1:0.6453 |
![]() a = 4.64, b = 7.05, c = 4.55, Z = 4; V = 148.84 Den(Calc)= 1.92 |
![]() Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 212121 |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.38(1), 3.93(0.9), 3.8(0.8), |
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| Physical Properties of Behoite![]() None |
![]() Colorless, White, Pale brown. |
![]() 1.91 - 1.93, Average = 1.92 |
![]() Transparent |
![]() 4 - Fluorite |
![]() Vitreous (Glassy) |
![]() white |
| Optical Properties of Behoite![]() 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 ![]() Biaxial (-), a=1.533, b=1.544, g=1.548, bire=0.0150, 2V(Calc)=60, 2V(Meas)=82. |
| Calculated Properties of Behoite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.96 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Behoite =1.92 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.2 |
Boson Index = 0.8 ![]() PEBehoite = 0.33 barns/electron |
U=PEBehoite x rElectron Density= 0.65 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Behoite is Not Radioactive | Behoite Classification![]() 06.02.02.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl |
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(06.02)where X++ (OH)2 |
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(06.02.02)Dana Group |
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![]() 04.FA.05a 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U) |
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04.FA -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing tetrahedra |
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| Other Behoite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() 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 Search for Behoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Behoite : A Bijoux Google Search for BehoiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Behoite Cape Minerals Google Search for Behoite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Behoite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Behoite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Behoite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Behoite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Behoite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Behoite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Behoite Ask about Behoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Behoite Specimen Label here :
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