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Beryl Group

A group of related mineral species

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Heliodor

Khoroshiv Raion, Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Morganite, etc.

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Aquamarine, etc.

Ikhabu Pegmatite Field, Phaktanglung, Taplejung District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal

Heliodor

Khoroshiv Raion, Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Morganite, etc.

Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan

Aquamarine, etc.

Ikhabu Pegmatite Field, Phaktanglung, Taplejung District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal

Heliodor

Khoroshiv Raion, Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia

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About Beryl GroupHide

Formula:

(M³⁺,M²⁺)₄[Be₆Si₁₂O_36-z(OH)_z] · (H₂O)_yA_x, where A = mostly Na and x = likely not larger than 1

Note: some authors also include indialite in the beryl group.

Structurally and - as exemplified by April 2023 approval of a link in the form of beryllocordierite-Na and beryllosachanbińskiite-Na - related to cordierite (and indialite). This suggests a possible future merging of the two "families" of compounds.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

40374

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:40374:4

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(UUID V4):

fa9722fe-e4bc-4f1c-b093-633da14c45d4

Pronunciation of Beryl GroupHide

Pronunciation:

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	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Chemistry of Beryl GroupHide

Mindat Formula:

(M³⁺,M²⁺)₄[Be₆Si₁₂O_36-z(OH)_z] · (H₂O)_yA_x, where A = mostly Na and x = likely not larger than 1

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0005699	Bazzite	Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T (2000) Structure refinement of bazzite from pegmatitic and miarolitic occurrences The Canadian Mineralogist 38 1419-1424	2000	Baveno granite, Piemonte, Italy	293
0005700	Bazzite	Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T (2000) Structure refinement of bazzite from pegmatitic and miarolitic occurrences The Canadian Mineralogist 38 1419-1424	2000	Tordal, Norway	293
0001011	Beryl	Brown G E, Mills B A (1986) High-temperature structure and crystal chemistry of hydrous alkali-rich beryl from the Harding pegmatite, Taos County, New Mexico O2x has been corrected American Mineralogist 71 547-556	1986		293
0001012	Beryl	Brown G E, Mills B A (1986) High-temperature structure and crystal chemistry of hydrous alkali-rich beryl from the Harding pegmatite, Taos County, New Mexico American Mineralogist 71 547-556	1986		293
0001013	Beryl	Brown G E, Mills B A (1986) High-temperature structure and crystal chemistry of hydrous alkali-rich beryl from the Harding pegmatite, Taos County, New Mexico American Mineralogist 71 547-556	1986		293
0001014	Beryl	Brown G E, Mills B A (1986) High-temperature structure and crystal chemistry of hydrous alkali-rich beryl from the Harding pegmatite, Taos County, New Mexico American Mineralogist 71 547-556	1986		293
0001040	Beryl	Hazen R M, Au A Y, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure crystal chemistry of beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) and euclase (BeAlSiO4OH) American Mineralogist 71 977-984	1986		293
0001041	Beryl	Hazen R M, Au A Y, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure crystal chemistry of beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) and euclase (BeAlSiO4OH) American Mineralogist 71 977-984	1986		293
0001042	Beryl	Hazen R M, Au A Y, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure crystal chemistry of beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) and euclase (BeAlSiO4OH) American Mineralogist 71 977-984	1986		293
0001043	Beryl	Hazen R M, Au A Y, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure crystal chemistry of beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) and euclase (BeAlSiO4OH) American Mineralogist 71 977-984	1986		293
0001172	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Mount Cervandone, Val d'Ossola, Piedmont, Italy	293
0001173	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Calcaferro mine, Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy	293
0001174	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Calcaferro mine, Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy	293
0001175	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Mohave county, Arizona, USA	293
0001176	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Morrua, Zambesia	293
0001177	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA	293
0001178	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA	293
0001179	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Karoi, Miami district, Zimbabwe	293
0001180	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Ural Mountains, Russia	293
0001181	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Fort Victoria field, Zimbabwe	293
0001182	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Salinas mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil	293
0001183	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Mawi mine, Nuristan, Afghanistan	293
0001184	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	Salinas mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil	293
0001185	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	synthetic, flux-fusion	293
0001186	Beryl	Aurisicchio C, Fioravanti G, Grubessi O, Zanazzi P F (1988) Reappraisal of the crystal chemistry of beryl American Mineralogist 73 826-837	1988	synthetic, flux-fusion	293
0001602	Beryl	Artioli G, Rinaldi R, Stahl K, Zanazzi P F (1993) Structure refinements of beryl by single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 78 762-768	1993		30
0001603	Beryl	Artioli G, Rinaldi R, Stahl K, Zanazzi P F (1993) Structure refinements of beryl by single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 78 762-768	1993		295
0001604	Beryl	Artioli G, Rinaldi R, Stahl K, Zanazzi P F (1993) Structure refinements of beryl by single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 78 762-768	1993		295
0001605	Beryl	Artioli G, Rinaldi R, Stahl K, Zanazzi P F (1993) Structure refinements of beryl by single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 78 762-768	1993		295
0001606	Beryl	Artioli G, Rinaldi R, Stahl K, Zanazzi P F (1993) Structure refinements of beryl by single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 78 762-768	1993		295
0003994	Beryl	Gatta G D, Nestola F, Bromiley G D, Mattauch S (2006) The real topological configuration of the extra-framework content in alkali-poor beryl: a multi-methodological study American Mineralogist 91 29-34	2006	Shengus, Haramosh Mts, Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan	293
0005142	Beryl	Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1977) The alkali-metal positions in Cs-Li beryl The Canadian Mineralogist 15 414-421	1977		293
0005258	Beryl	Sherriff B L, Grundy H D, Hartman J S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1991) The incorporation of alkalis in beryl: multi-nuclear MAS NMR and crystal-structure study The Canadian Mineralogist 29 271-285	1991	SHEE-1 pegmatite dike, eastern end of Shatford Lake, southeastern Manitoba, Canada	293
0005259	Beryl	Sherriff B L, Grundy H D, Hartman J S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1991) The incorporation of alkalis in beryl: multi-nuclear MAS NMR and crystal-structure study The Canadian Mineralogist 29 271-285	1991	Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada	293
0005260	Beryl	Sherriff B L, Grundy H D, Hartman J S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1991) The incorporation of alkalis in beryl: multi-nuclear MAS NMR and crystal-structure study The Canadian Mineralogist 29 271-285	1991	Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada	293
0005261	Beryl	Sherriff B L, Grundy H D, Hartman J S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1991) The incorporation of alkalis in beryl: multi-nuclear MAS NMR and crystal-structure study The Canadian Mineralogist 29 271-285	1991	Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada	293
0011165	Beryl	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Hexagonal closest packed, hcp, structure Crystal Structures 1 7-83	1963		293
0012414	Beryl	Yakubivich O V, Pekov I V, Steele I M, Massa W, Chukanov N V (2009) Alkali metals in beryl and their role in the formation of derivative structural motifs: Comparative crystal chemistry of vorobyevite and pezzottaite Crystallography Reports 54 399-412	2009	Lipovka pegmatite field, Rezh District, Central Urals, Urals Region, Russia	293
0019466	Beryl	Gibbs G V, Breck D W, Meagher E P (1968) Structural refinement of hydrous and anhydrous synthetic beryl, Al2(Be3Si6)O18 and emerald, Al1.9Cr0.1(Be3Si6)O18 Lithos 1 275-285	1968	synthetic	293
0019467	Beryl	Gibbs G V, Breck D W, Meagher E P (1968) Structural refinement of hydrous and anhydrous synthetic beryl, Al2(Be3Si6)O18 and emerald, Al1.9Cr0.1(Be3Si6)O18 Lithos 1 275-285	1968	synthetic	293
0019468	Beryl	Gibbs G V, Breck D W, Meagher E P (1968) Structural refinement of hydrous and anhydrous synthetic beryl, Al2(Be3Si6)O18 and emerald, Al1.9Cr0.1(Be3Si6)O18 Lithos 1 275-285	1968	synthetic	293
0019469	Beryl	Gibbs G V, Breck D W, Meagher E P (1968) Structural refinement of hydrous and anhydrous synthetic beryl, Al2(Be3Si6)O18 and emerald, Al1.9Cr0.1(Be3Si6)O18 Lithos 1 275-285	1968	synthetic	293
0019164	Beryl	Adamo I, Gatta G D, Rotiroti N, Diella V, Pavese A (2008) Gemmological investigation of a synthetic blue beryl: a multi-methodological study Mineralogical Magazine 72 799-808	2008	synthetic	293
0019165	Beryl	Adamo I, Gatta G D, Rotiroti N, Diella V, Pavese A (2008) Gemmological investigation of a synthetic blue beryl: a multi-methodological study Mineralogical Magazine 72 799-808	2008	synthetic	293
0019166	Beryl	Adamo I, Gatta G D, Rotiroti N, Diella V, Pavese A (2008) Gemmological investigation of a synthetic blue beryl: a multi-methodological study Mineralogical Magazine 72 799-808	2008	synthetic	293
0017446	Beryl	Bragg W (1926) The structure of beryl, Be3Al2Si6O18 _cod_database_code 1010541 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A111 691-714	1926		293
0006751	Stoppaniite	Ferraris G, Prencipe M, Rossi P (1998) Stoppaniite, a new member of the beryl group: crystal structure and crystal-chemical implications European Journal of Mineralogy 10 491-496	1998		293
0020677	Pezzottaite	Gatta D G, Adamo I, Meven M, Lambruschi E (2012) A single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction of pezzottaite Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 39 829-840	2012	Sakavalana pegmatite, Ambatovita, Madagascar	298
0020678	Pezzottaite	Gatta D G, Adamo I, Meven M, Lambruschi E (2012) A single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction of pezzottaite Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 39 829-840	2012	Sakavalana pegmatite, Ambatovita, Madagascar	2.3
0012413	Pezzottaite	Yakubivich O V, Pekov I V, Steele I M, Massa W, Chukanov N V (2009) Alkali metals in beryl and their role in the formation of derivative structural motifs: Comparative crystal chemistry of vorobyevite and pezzottaite Crystallography Reports 54 399-412	2009	Sakavalana granitic pegmatite, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar	100

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Structure refinement of bazzite from pegmatitic and miarolitic occurrences
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_chemical_compound_source 'Baveno granite, Piemonte, Italy'
_chemical_formula_sum '(Sc1.52 Fe.48) Si6 Cs.1 O18.9 Na.44 Be3 H1.8'
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ScA   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.76000   0.00595
FeA   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.24000   0.00595
Si   0.37412   0.09916   0.00000   1.00000   0.00507
Cs   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.10000   0.03407
Wat   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.90000   0.03407
Na   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.44000   0.02178
O1   0.30060   0.21920   0.00000   1.00000   0.01064
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FeA 0.00550 0.00550 0.00700 0.00275 0.00000 0.00000
Si 0.00520 0.00440 0.00560 0.00240 0.00000 0.00000
Cs 0.03840 0.03840 0.02550 0.01920 0.00000 0.00000
Wat 0.03840 0.03840 0.02550 0.01920 0.00000 0.00000
Na 0.01570 0.01570 0.03390 0.00785 0.00000 0.00000
O1 0.01170 0.00950 0.01340 0.00730 0.00000 0.00000
O2 0.01110 0.00850 0.00770 0.00540 -0.00380 -0.00120
Be 0.00660 0.00660 0.00600 0.00250 0.00000 0.00000

Relationship of Beryl Group to other SpeciesHide

Group Members:

Avdeevite	NaAl₄(Be₅Li)(Si₆O₁₈)₂(H₂O)_1-2	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Bazzite	Be₃Sc₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
Johnkoivulaite	Cs[Be₂B]Mg₂Si₆O₁₈	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc
Pezzottaite	Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3 : R3
Stoppaniite	Be₃Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈) · H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mcc

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Beryl Group in petrologyHide

An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.

Igneous rock
- Normal crystalline igneous rock
  - Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
    - Granitoid
      - Granite
        Pegmatitic granite

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References for Beryl GroupHide

Reference List:

Della Ventura, Giancarlo, Rossi, Paolo, Parodi, Gian Carlo, Mottana, Annibale, Raudsepp, Mati, Prencipe, Mauro (2000) Stoppaniite, (Fe,Al,Mg)₄(Be₆Si₁₂O₃₆)·(H₂O)₂(Na,□) a new mineral of the beryl group from Latium (Italy) European Journal of Mineralogy, 12 (1) 121-127 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2000/0012-0121[on general formula of beryl group]

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