Berlinite : CSIRO Luminescence Database

Berlinite [ AlPO₄ ]

Images of Berlinite

SXES spectrum of Berlinite

Synthetic Berlinite (AlPO4) crystals grown by a hydrothermal process

Photo by DMGualtieri, CC-BY-SA 3.0

Plot of CL spectrum of berlinite

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Material properties

Formula	AlPO₄
Abbreviation	Ber
Classification	Aluminium orthophosphate
Luminescence emitters	Fe, Self trapped exciton, Unspecified
Spectra	Luminescence (1), SXES (1)
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1868
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Crystal symmetry	Trigonal, Point group 32, Space group P3₁21 (#152)
Tags	Mineral, Phosphate , Synthetic , Orthophosphate

Composition

Element	Atoms
Al	1
O	4
P	1
Total:	6

References for Berlinite

CSIRO SXES database

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CSIRO CL spectra 2016

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Specimens of Berlinite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M0973 Fluorapatite	CSIRO	Apatite, Berlinite (1.0%), Calcite, Fluorapatite	1.0	M0973 Fluorapatite Image of Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite and Fluorapatite in specimen 'M0973 Fluorapatite' [CSIRO], from Burgess County, Ontario, Canada. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M1598 Fluorapatite	CSIRO	Apatite, Berlinite (1.0%), Calcite, Fluorapatite	1.0	M1598 Fluorapatite Image of Apatite, Berlinite, Calcite and Fluorapatite in specimen 'M1598 Fluorapatite' [CSIRO], from Perth (near), Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	2	Reflectance
AlPO4 Hyper1-4	CSIRO	Aluminium orthophosphate, Berlinite	—		2	CL/SEM, SXES