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Beryllium is found in over 100 minerals, [33] but most are uncommon to rare. The more common beryllium containing minerals include: bertrandite (Be 4 Si 2 O 7 (OH) 2), beryl (Al 2 Be 3 Si 6 O 18), chrysoberyl (Al 2 BeO 4) and phenakite (Be 2 SiO 4). Precious forms of beryl are aquamarine, red beryl and emerald.
Beryl is sometimes found in metasomatic contacts of igneous intrusions with gneiss, schist, or carbonate rocks. [12] Common beryl, mined as beryllium ore, is found in small deposits in many countries, but the main producers are Russia, Brazil, and the United States. [11]
Pages in category "Beryllium minerals" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Almarudite;
Beryl, a mineral that contains beryllium, has been known since the time of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. [37] Although it was originally thought that beryl was an aluminum silicate, [41] beryl was later found to contain a then-unknown element when, in 1797, Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin dissolved aluminum hydroxide from beryl in an alkali. [42]
Abundance (atom fraction) of the chemical elements in Earth's upper continental crust as a function of atomic number; [5] siderophiles shown in yellow Graphs of abundance against atomic number can reveal patterns relating abundance to stellar nucleosynthesis and geochemistry.
Beryllium is unique as being the only monoisotopic element with both an even number of protons and an odd number of neutrons. There are 25 other monoisotopic elements but all have odd atomic numbers, and even numbers of neutrons. Of the 10 radioisotopes of beryllium, the most stable are 10 Be with a half-life of 1.387(12) million years [nb 1 ...
Beryllium oxide (BeO), also known as beryllia, is an inorganic compound with the formula BeO. This colourless solid is an electrical insulator with a higher thermal conductivity than any other non-metal except diamond , and exceeds that of most metals. [ 12 ]
When found in such placers, it will have rounded edges instead of sharp, wedge-shape forms. Much of the chrysoberyl mined in Brazil and Sri Lanka is recovered from placers, as the host rocks have been intensely weathered and eroded. If the pegmatite fluid is rich in beryllium, crystals of beryl or chrysoberyl could form.