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Hambergite
- Translations : Hambergit, Hambergita, Гамбергит, 硼铍石
- Etymology : Name dedicated to the Swedish mineralogist Axel Hamberg.
- Discovery: 1890 by Waldemar Christofer Brøgger
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Be2BO3(OH)
- Hardness (Mohs) : 7.5
- Density : 2.37
- Refractive index : nα = 1.554 - 1.560 nβ = 1.587 - 1.591 nγ = 1.628 - 1.631
- Crystal system : Orthorhombic
- Group : Borates
The gallery
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- Hambergite
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- HAMB0004
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- HAMB5001
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- HAMB5002
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- HAMB5003
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- HAMB5004
