Beryllium — Be

The chemical element Beryllium is an element of type Alkaline earth metal with the symbol Be. It has an atomic mass of 9.0121831 u and an electronic configuration of [He] 2s2.
Synthétique Radioactif Liquide Gaz

1278°
2970°
9.0121831
4
2
Be
2
2
[He] 2s2
1.57
9.3227
Electronic configuration diagram
Beryllium
characteristics
Atomic number
4
Atomic mass
9.0121831
Symbol
Be
Melting point
1278
Boiling point
2970
Density
1.85
Period
2
Group
2
Discovery
1798 Vaulquelin
Abundance
2.8
Radius
1.4
Electronegativity
1.57
Ionization
9.3227
Isotope
6
Electronic configuration
[He] 2s2
Oxidation state
2
Electron
2,2
Beryllium is a low density metallic chemical element, with symbol Be and atomic number 4. It is one of the lightest metals. It is silvery-white, shiny and ductile, with some tendency to fracture, and it oxidizes rapidly in air. beryllium is used for its unique heat conduction and electrical conductivity properties. It is commonly used in industrial applications such as alloys, electronics, casting and engine manufacturing. beryllium is used in special mixtures of metals for specific applications. It is widely used in the electronics industry because it is lightweight, electrically conductive and has excellent thermal conductivity. It is also used for its anti-corrosion and heat resistance properties. beryllium is also used in heat engine systems and in the space sector. It is used for its heat conduction properties and for high performance applications. In addition, beryllium is used for its mechanical properties and impact resistance.

Minerals containing Beryllium

first name Hardness Density Chemical formula
Agakhanovite-(Y) 2.67 YCa2KBe3Si12O30
Alflarsenite 2.61 NaCa2Be3Si4O13(OH)·2H2O
Almarudite 2.71 K(Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3Si12O30
Aminoffite 2.94 Ca3(BeOH)2Si3O10
Aquamarine 2.70 Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Asbecasite 3.70 Ca3TiAs6Be2Si2O20
Atencioite 2.84 Ca2Fe2+3Mg2Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Babefphite 4.31 BaBePO4F
Barylite 4.02 BaBe2Si2O7
Bavenite 2.70 Ca4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x, (x=0-1)
Bazzite 2.80 Be3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O
Bearsite 1.80 Be2AsO4(OH)·4H2O
Behoite 1.91 Be(OH)2
Berborite 2.20 Be2BO3(OH)·H2O
Bergslagite 3.40 CaBe(AsO4)(OH)
Bertrandite 2.59 Be4Si2O7(OH)2
Beryl 2.63 Be3Al2Si6O18
Beryllite 2.20 Be3SiO4(OH)2·H2O
Beryllonite 2.80 NaBePO4
Bityite 3.00 CaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)2
Bohseite 2.72 Ca4Be3+xAl1-xSi9O25-x(OH)3+x, (x=0-1)
Bromellite 3.02 BeO
Bussyite-(Ce) 3.00 (Na,H2O)6(Ce,REE)3Be5MnSi9(O,OH)30F4
Bussyite-(Y) 0.00 (Y,REE,Ca)3(Na,Ca)6MnSi9Be5(O,F,OH)34
Byrudite 4.35 (Be)(V3+,Ti4+)3O6
Calcybeborosilite-(Y) 3.00 (Y,REE,Ca)2(B,Be)2(SiO4)2(OH,O)2
Chiavennite 2.64 CaMn2+(BeOH)2Si5O13·2H2O
Chkalovite 2.66 Na2BeSi2O6
Chrysoberyl 3.50 BeAl2O4
Ciprianiite 0.00 Ca4(Th,REE)2Al(B4Si4O22)(OH)2
Clinobarylite 3.97 BaBe2Si2O7
Clinobehoite 1.93 Be(OH)2
Danalite 3.43 Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Ehrleite 2.64 Ca2ZnBe(PO4)2(PO3OH)·4H2O
Eirikite 2.58 KNa6Be2(Si15Al3)O39F2
Emerald 2.63 Be3Al2Si6O18
Epididymite 2.55 Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
Euclase 2.99 BeAlSiO4(OH)
Eudidymite 2.55 Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
Faheyite 2.66 Be2Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)4·6H2O
Ferrochiavennite 2.71 Ca1-2Fe[(Si,Al,Be)5Be2O13(OH)2]·2H2O
Ferrotaaffeite-2N'2S 3.99 (Fe2+,Mg,Zn)3Al8BeO16
Ferrotaaffeite-6N'3S 4.07 BeFe2+2Al6O12
Footemineite 2.87 Ca2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Fransoletite 2.56 Ca3Be2(PO4)2(PO3OH)2·4H2O
Friedrichbeckeite 0.00 K(Na)Mg2(MgBe2Si12)O30
Gadolinite-(Ce) 4.20 Fe2+Be2Ce2(SiO4)2O2
Gadolinite-(Nd) 0.00 Nd2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2
Gadolinite-(Y) 4.00 Fe2+Be2Y2(SiO4)2O2
Gainesite 2.94 Na2(Be,Li)Zr2(PO4)4·1.5H2O
Genthelvite 3.62 Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Glucine 2.32 CaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4·0.5H2O
Greifensteinite 2.93 Ca2Fe2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Gugiaite 3.03 Ca2BeSi2O7
Guimarãesite 2.96 Ca2Zn5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Hambergite 2.37 Be2BO3(OH)
Harstigite 3.16 Ca6Be4Mn2+(SiO4)2(Si2O7)2(OH)2
Hellandite-(Ce) 0.00 (Ca,REE)4Ce2Al(Be,Li)2-xB4Si4O22(OH)2
Hellandite-(Y) 3.70 (Ca,REE)4Y2Al(Be,Li)2-xB4Si4O22(OH)2
Helvine 3.23 Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Herderite 3.00 CaBePO4F
Hingganite-(Ce) 4.28 BeCe(SiO4)(OH)
Hingganite-(Y) 0.00 BeY(SiO4)(OH)
Hingganite-(Yb) 4.83 BeYb(SiO4)(OH)
Høgtuvaite 3.85 Ca4(Fe2+6Fe3+6)O4[Si8Be2Al2O36]
Hsianghualite 2.97 Li2Ca3Be3(SiO4)3F2
Hurlbutite 2.88 CaBe2P2O8
Hyalotekite 3.81 (Ba,Pb,K)4(Ca,Y)2(B,Be)2(Si,B)2Si8O28F
Hydroxylgugiaite 0.00 (Ca)2(Si,Be)(Be,Si)2O5(OH)2
Hydroxylherderite 2.94 CaBe(PO4)(OH)
Jeffreyite 2.99 (Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)Si2(O,OH)7
Joesmithite 3.83 PbCa2Mg3Fe3+2(Si6Be2)O22(OH)2
Khmaralite 0.00 Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si5Be2Al5O36]
Lefontite 0.00 Fe2Al2Be(PO4)2(OH)6
Leifite 2.57 Na7Be2(Si15Al3)O39(F,OH)2
Leucophanite 2.96 NaCaBeSi2O6F
Liberite 2.69 Li2BeSiO4
Londonite 3.34 CsBe5Al4B11O28
Lovdarite 2.33 K2Na6Be4Si14O36·9H2O
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S 3.60 Mg3BeAl8O16
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S 3.68 Mg2BeAl6O12
Makarochkinite 3.93 Ca2Fe2+4Fe3+TiSi4BeAlO20
Mariinskite 4.25 BeCr2O4
Mccrillisite 3.12 NaCs(Be,Li)Zr2(PO4)4·1-2H2O
Meliphanite 3.01 Ca4(Na,Ca)4Be4AlSi7O24(F,O)4
Mengxianminite 3.85 (Ca,Na)2Sn2(Mg,Fe)3Al8[(BO3)(BeO4)O6]2
Milarite 2.52 KCa2(Be2AlSi12O30)·xH2O
Minasgeraisite-(Y) 4.25 CaBe2Y2(SiO4)2O2
Minjiangite 3.49 BaBe2P2O8
Moraesite 1.81 Be2PO4(OH)·4H2O
Mottanaite-(Ce) 3.61 Ca4(CeCa)AlBe2(B4Si4O22)O2
Nabesite 2.16 Na2BeSi4O10·4H2O
Niveolanite 0.00 NaBeCO3(OH)·2H2O
Odintsovite 2.94 K2Na4Ca3Ti2Be4Si12O38
Oftedalite 2.61 KSc2(Be3AlSi11)O30
Okanoganite-(Y) 4.35 (Y,REE,Ca,Na,Th)16(Fe3+,Ti)(Si,B,P)10(O,OH)38F10
Okruschite 3.33 Ca2Mn2+5Be4(AsO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Pahasapaite 2.28 Li8(Ca,Li,K)10.5Be24(PO4)24·38H2O
Parafransoletite 2.54 Ca3Be2(PO4)2(PO3OH)2·4H2O
Paravinogradovite 2.77 (Na)2(Ti4+,Fe3+)4(Si2O6)2(Si3AlO10)(OH)4·H2O
Pezzottaite 2.97 CsLiBe2Al2Si6O18
Phenakite 2.97 Be2SiO4
Piergorite-(Ce) 0.00 Ca8Ce2AlLiSi6B8O36(OH)2
Rhodizite 3.44 KBe4Al4(B11Be)O28
Roggianite 2.02 Ca2BeAl2Si4O13(OH)2·nH2O (n < 2.5)
Roscherite 2.93 Ca2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Ruifrancoite 2.88 Ca22(Fe3+,Mn,Mg)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)6·4H2O
Samfowlerite 3.28 Ca14Mn2+3Zn2Be2Be6Si14O52(OH)6
Selwynite 2.94 NaKBeZr2(PO4)4·2H2O
Semenovite-(Ce) 0.00 (Na,Ca)9Fe2+Ce2(Si,Be)20(O,OH,F)48
Sørensenite 2.90 Na4Be2Sn(Si3O9)2·2H2O
Sphaerobertrandite 2.46 Be3SiO4(OH)2
Stoppaniite 2.79 Fe3+2Be3Si6O18·H2O
Strontiohurlbutite 3.10 SrBe2(PO4)2
Surinamite 3.58 Mg3Al3O[Si3BeAlO15]
Sverigeite 3.60 NaBe2Mn2+2SnSi3O12(OH)
Swedenborgite 4.29 NaBe4Sb5+O7
Telyushenkoite 2.73 CsNa6Be2Al3Si15O39F2
Tiptopite 2.65 K2(Li,Na,Ca)6(Be6P6)O24(OH)2·1.3H2O
Trimerite 3.47 CaBe3Mn2+2(SiO4)3
Tugtupite 2.36 Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl
Tvedalite 2.54 Ca4Be3Si6O17(OH)4·3H2O
Uralolite 2.05 Ca2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3·5H2O
Väyrynenite 3.18 Mn2+Be(PO4)OH
Verbierite 0.00 BeCr3+2TiO6
Wawayandaite 3.00 Ca6Be9Mn2+2BSi6O23(OH,Cl)15
Weinebeneite 2.15 CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Welshite 3.77 Ca4(Mg9Sb5+3)O4[Si6Be3AlFe3+2O36]
Wilancookite 0.00 Ba8(Ba3Li2)Be24P24O96·32H2O
Zanazziite 2.76 Ca2Mg5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O

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