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Bromellite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Bromellite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Bromellite, etc.

Malyshevskaya pit, Malyshevskoe deposit, Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Bromellite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Bromellite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Bromellite, etc.

Malyshevskaya pit, Malyshevskoe deposit, Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Bromellite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Bromellite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Bromellite, etc.

Malyshevskaya pit, Malyshevskoe deposit, Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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About BromelliteHide

Magnus Bromelius

Formula:

BeO

Colour:

White to creamy white

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

3.017

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Name:

For Magnus von Bromell (1679-1731), Swedish physician and mineralogist.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

A beryllium oxide mineral found in desilicated, skarn-like deposit and as a result of hydrothermal alteration of nepheline in nepheline syenites pegmatites.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

784

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:784:1

GUID
(UUID V4):

442db04e-0dc9-4ea4-8a04-353ad2a0f101

IMA Classification of BromelliteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

First published:

1925

Type description reference:

Aminoff G (1925) Über berylliumoxyd als mineral und dessen kristallstruktur. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 62, 113-122

Classification of BromelliteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

4.AB.20

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
A : Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1
B : M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only

Dana 8th ed.:

4.2.2.2

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
2 : AX

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.4.1

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
4 : Oxides of Be, Mg and the alkaline earths

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Bmel	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of BromelliteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

White to creamy white

Hardness:

9 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
on {1010}

Density:

3.017 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.044 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of BromelliteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.705 - 1.719 n_ε = 1.733

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.028

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Chemistry of BromelliteHide

Mindat Formula:

BeO

Elements listed:

Be, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Al,B,Ba,Ca,Fe,Mg,Si

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1	2
SiO₂	0.7 %	%
B₂O₃	1.4 %	%
Al₂O₃	1.2 %	0.14 %
Fe₂O₃	0.1 %	%
BeO	93.2 %	98.02 %
CaO	0.1 %	1.03 %
H₂O	3.4 %	%
BaO	%	0.55 %
MgO	%	0.07 %
Sb₂O₅	%	0.29 %
LOI	%	0.85 %
Total:	100.1 %	100.95 %

Sample references:

ID	Type	Locality	Reference	Notes
1		Saga 1 Quarry, Sagåsen, Auenlandet, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway	Larsen, Alf Olav, Åsheim, Arne, Berge, Svein Arne (1987) Bromellite from syenite pegmatite, Southern Oslo region, Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 25 (3) 425-428	Analysis by Arne Åsheim
2	Type Specimen	Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden	Aminoff G (1925) Über berylliumoxyd als mineral und dessen kristallstruktur. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 62, 113-122	Wet chemical analysis by Dr.phil. G.K. Almström

Crystallography of BromelliteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6mm - Dihexagonal Pyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃mc

Cell Parameters:

a = 2.6983(4) Å, c = 4.3776(4) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.622

Unit Cell V:

27.60 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

As prismatic crystals, elongated along [0001], to 1 mm, showing pyramidal hemimorphism, with {0001} and {1010} well developed, {1011} small, may be tabular parallel to {0001}; in randomly intergrown rosettelike aggregates; also as cleavage fragments, to 10 cm.

Comment:

synthetic

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0017664	Bromellite	Aminoff G (1925) Ueber Berylliumoxyd als Mineral und dessen Kristallstruktur. _cod_database_code 1010943 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 62 113-122	1925		0	293
0011539	Bromellite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963		0	293
0019176	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	293
0019177	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	293
0019178	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	293
0019179	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	293
0019180	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	1.1	293
0019181	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	2.2	293
0019182	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	3.8	293
0019183	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	4	293
0019184	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	5	293
0019185	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	293
0019186	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	543
0019187	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	763
0019188	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	963
0019189	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	1073
0019190	Bromellite	Hazen R M, Finger L W (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide Journal of Applied Physics 59 3728-3733	1986	Synthetic	0	1183
0017437	Bromellite	Zachariasen W (1925) Ueber die Kristallstruktur von BeO _cod_database_code 1010526 Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 8 189-200	1925		0	293
0015173	Bromellite	Xu Y N, Ching W Y (1993) Electronic, optical, and structural properties of some wurtzite crystals Physical Review B48 4335-4351	1993		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_journal_name_full 'Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie'
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 Ueber Berylliumoxyd als Mineral und dessen Kristallstruktur.
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Be O'
_cell_length_a 2.685
_cell_length_b 2.685
_cell_length_c 4.369
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 27.277
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.045
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Be1   0.33333   0.66667   0.00000
O1   0.33333   0.66667   0.37500

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.061 Å	(100)
2.337 Å	(91)
2.189 Å	(61)
1.349 Å	(29)
1.238 Å	(24)
1.598 Å	(22)
1.1482 Å	(16)

Comments:

Recorded on synthetic material

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]

Type Occurrence of BromelliteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

General Appearance of Type Material:

White hexagonal crystals

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In hydrothermal calcite veins and veinlets in hematite skarn and skarnized limestones

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Swedenborgite

Richterite

Manganophyllite

Reference:

Aminoff, G. (1925) Über berylliumoxyd als mineral und dessen kristallstruktur. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 62: 113-122.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/ZK62_113.pdf

Other Language Names for BromelliteHide

German:Bromellit

Russian:Бромеллит

Simplified Chinese:铍石

Spanish:Bromellita

Traditional Chinese:鈹石

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Bromellite associated with Chrysoberyl	BeAl₂O₄
4 photos of Bromellite associated with Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
4 photos of Bromellite associated with Helvine	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S
3 photos of Bromellite associated with Liberite	Li₂BeSiO₄
3 photos of Bromellite associated with Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
2 photos of Bromellite associated with Diaspore	AlO(OH)
2 photos of Bromellite associated with Fluorite	CaF₂
2 photos of Bromellite associated with Amesite	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄
1 photo of Bromellite associated with Magnesioferrite	MgFe³⁺₂O₄
1 photo of Bromellite associated with Manganophyllite	K(Fe,Mg,Mn)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.AB.	Carbon Monoxide Ice	CO
4.AB.05	Crednerite	CuMnO₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.AB.10	Tenorite	CuO	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.AB.15	Delafossite	CuFeO₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
4.AB.15	Mcconnellite	CuCrO₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
4.AB.20	Zincite	ZnO	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.AB.25	Bunsenite	NiO	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Lime	CaO	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Manganosite	MnO	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Monteponite	CdO	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Periclase	MgO	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Wüstite	FeO	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.30	Palladinite	PdO	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mmc
4.AB.35	Hongquiite	TiO

Fluorescence of BromelliteHide

In UV light:

Yellowish white in both LW and SW UV

Other InformationHide

Electrical:

Pyroelectric

Health Risks:

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

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References for BromelliteHide

Reference List:

Aminoff G (1925) Über berylliumoxyd als mineral und dessen kristallstruktur. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 62, 113-122

Foshag, W.F. (1926) New minerals: new species. American Mineralogist: 11: 135-135.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.506-507

Newkirk, H.W., Smith, D.K. (1965) Studies on the formation of crystalline synthetic bromellite. I. Microcrystals. American Mineralogist: Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials: 50(1-2): 22-43.

Newkirk, H.W., Smith, D.K. (1965) Studies on the formation of crystalline synthetic bromellite. II. Macrocrystals. American Mineralogist: Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials: 50(1-2): 44-72.

Newkirk, H.W., Smith, D.K., Kahn, J.S. (1966) Synthetic bromellite. III. some optical properties. American Mineralogist: Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials: 51(1-2): 141-151.

Loh, E. (1968) Optical phonons in BeO crystals. Physical Review: 166: 673-678.

Arguello, C.A., Rousseau, D.L., Porto, S.P.S. (1969) First-order Raman effect in wurtzite-type crystals. Physical Review: 181: 1351-1363.

Klement’yeva, L.V. (1969) A find of bromellite in the USSR. Doklady Akad Nauk SSSR Earth Science Sections: 188: 152-154.

Sergeev, A. (1973) Finding of bromellite in metasomatites of tin-ore deposits (Transbaikalia). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 213(6): 1399-1402.

Hazen, R.M., Finger, L.W. (1986) High-pressure and high-temperature crystal chemistry of beryllium oxide. Journal of Applied Physics: 59: 3728-3733.

Hofmeister, A. M., Hoering, T. C., Virgo, D. (1987) Vibrational spectroscopy of beryllium aluminosilicates: Heat capacity calculations from band assignments. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 14 (3) 205-224 doi:10.1007/bf00307985

Larsen, Alf Olav, Åsheim, Arne, Berge, Svein Arne (1987) Bromellite from syenite pegmatite, Southern Oslo region, Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 25 (3) 425-428

Xu, Y.-N., Ching, W.Y. (1993) Electronic, optical, and structural properties of some wurtzite crystals. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter: 48: 4335-4351.

Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 79.

McClure, S.F., Muhlmeister, S. (2002) Bromellite. Gems & Gemology: 38(3): 250-252.

(2023) Bromellite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for BromelliteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Australia
New South Wales Clive Co. ⓘ Bollingers (Bollingers Mine; Red Terror; Beryllium Mine; Blatherarm)	Henley et al. (2001)

China
Hunan Chenzhou Linwu Co. Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field ⓘ Xianghualing Mine	Xihuan Zhang and Yufeng Ren (2008)

France
Occitanie Pyrénées-Orientales Céret Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste ⓘ Costabonne mines (Costabona mines)	Dubru. M (1986)

Norway
Telemark Porsgrunn Auenlandet Sagåsen ⓘ Saga 1 Quarry	Larsen et al. (1987) +1 other reference

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif ⓘ Eveslogchorr Mt	[World of Stones 95:5-6
Republic of Karelia ⓘ Pitkyaranta mining district (Pitkäranta mining district)	Ivashchenko et al. (2006)
Pitkyarantsky District Pitkyaranta ⓘ Lupikko Mine
Sverdlovsk Oblast Malyshevo Malyshevskoe deposit ⓘ Malyshevskaya pit	Avdonin V.N. (2004)

Sweden (TL)
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine (TL)	Aminoff G (1925) +2 other references
ⓘ Garden dump	Jonsson (2003)
ⓘ The Pole dump	Lorin (2003)
Persberg ore district Pajsberg ⓘ Harstigen Mine	Österberg et al. (2003)

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