Phenakite

Image

Phenakite specimen from Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria. Size is 4.2 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm.

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Properties

Formula Be2SiO4
Abbreviation Phk
Classification Phenakite (group)
Luminescence emitters Fe, O, PO3
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1833
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Tags Mineral, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 1
O 4
Be 2
Total: 7

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Prokofiev 1981; Tarashchan 1978; Lozykowski and Holuj 1969 6 0 0