Beryllium Aluminate (Chrysoberyll)
BeAl2O4 (Chrysoberyll)
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Chemical name
Beryllium Aluminate (Chrysoberyll) |
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Mineral name
Chrysoberyll |
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Chemical formula
BeAl2O4 (Chrysoberyll) |
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Melting point [°C]
N/A |
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Crystal system
orthorhombic |
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Crystal Class
Dipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
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Space Group
Pbnm |
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Unit cell
a [Å]:5.481 b [Å]:9.415 c [Å]:4.428 |
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Molecular weight [g/mol]
126.973 |
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Formula units
Z=4 |
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Mohs hardness
7.5 |
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Density [g/cm3]
3.759 |
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Refractive Index
nα=1.746; nβ=1.748; nΥ=1.756 |
