Beryllonite - NaBePO4

Phosphates

Habit: Colorless or white to pale yellow. Tabular to short prismatic crystals; also spherical aggregates and fibrous or massive. Vitreous to adamantine luster; transparent to translucent. White streak


Environment: A rare secondary mineral in granitic and alkalic pegmatites.


Etymology: From one of the major constituents of the mineral, beryllium