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  • noun mineralogy A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing beryllium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

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  • A Ca Mn Zn beryllosilicate mineral from Franklin, Sussex co., New Jersey. It has a whopper of a chemical formula: Ca14Mn3Zn2(Be;Zn)2Be6(SiO4)6(Si2O7)4(OH;F)6

    June 8, 2010