Hurlbutite, the first Be mineral from Västanå iron mine, Skåne, Sweden

Daniel Svensson Materials Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]

Staffan Hansen Materials Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]

Jan-Olov Bovin Materials Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden E-mail: [email protected]@[email protected]

Abstract

Hurlbutite has been identified as the first Be mineral from the Västanå iron mine, Skåne, Sweden. The mineral is yellowish to whitish and its microscopic habit is platy and porous. Associated minerals are pinkish apatite, hematite, quartz and svanbergite. The unit cell dimensions calculated from powder X-ray diffraction data are: a = 8.321(8) Å, b = 8.834(8) Å, c = 7.881(7) Å, β = 90.38(6)°. Energy dispersive X-ray analyses of Ca, Sr and P indicated the formula (Ca_0.93Sr_0.07)Be₂(PO₄)₂. The presence of Be and O was qualitatively confirmed by parallel electron energy loss spectroscopy, and traces of B were also detected.

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