Bromellite (Beryllium oxide)
Bromelliet, Bromellit, Bromellita, Бромеллит, תחמוצת בריליום, أكسيد بيريليوم, เบริลเลียม-ออกไซด์, 酸化ベリリウム, 산화 베릴륨, 氧化鈹
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
extremely rare (world rarities)
relatively rare organic material
relatively rare organic material
|
Formula: BeO
Mineral class: oxides Crystal system: hexagonal Mohs scale: 9 Density /g/cm3: 3.02 Refractive index: 1.719 - 1.733 Cleavage: good - very good Colors: colorless, yellowish Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: SW and LW UV: white-yellow Pleochroism: - Largest cut bromellite: 2.80 ct ? Deposits: Australia, China, France, Kazakhstan, Norway, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Russia Discovery: 1925 ? 1st Description: 1925 (Gregori Aminoff) Name: in honor of the Swedish mineralogist Magnus von Bromell (1679 - 1731) very toxic |
|
Bromellite
Weight: 0.41 ct Origin: Gilmala / Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.sinhalite.com |
 |
|
Bromellite Mineral in Phenakite and Chrysoberyl
Largest crystal: appr. 1 cm Origin: Malyshevskoe Mine / Malyshevo / Ekaterinburg Oblast' / Urals / Russia Photo by kind permission of © Pavel Kartashov |
 |
|
Bromellite Mineral
Size: 0.3 cm Origin: Harstigen Mine / Pajsberg / Filipstad / Värmland / Sweden Photo: © Örjan Österberg, by kind permission of Örjan Österberg, and help from Bertil Otter |
 |
|
Bromellite lab grown
Length of the crystal: ca. 1.5 cm Origin: hydrothermally lab grown Photo by kind permission of © www.crystalgrowing.com |
 |
⇐ Intro Page ⇐ Gemstones