Mineral - Moraesite
Moraesite
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Phosphates
Toxicity
none
Formula
Be₂(PO₄)(OH) · 4H₂O
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
1 - 10
Streak
white
Density
Light (<2)
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Optical Properties
Color
white
Birefringence
Luster
Silky
Transparency
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
monoclinic
Point Group
Space Group
Habit
fibrous, spherical, acicular, radial
Formation
hydrothermal, Pegmatit
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Rarely
Synonyms
Moraesite