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VIII - Nesosilicates		 Crystal habit of Phenakite Phenakite
 
Name   Phenakite
Chemistry   Be2[SiO4]
Hardness   7.5 - 8
Lustre   vitreous
Colour   colourless, wine yellow, yellow, pink, pinkish red
Streak   white 
Density [g/cm3]   2.9 - 3.0
Crystal habit   trigonal, crystals short prismatic, tabular
Cleavage, Fracture   [1120] distinct, fracture conchoidal
other characteristics and occurrences   in alpine fissures, pegmatites and hydrothermal altered rocks, often together with topaz (Al2[(OH,F)2|SiO4]), beryl (Al2Be3[Si6O18]), emerald, chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4) and quartz (SiO2)
   
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