Weinebeneite
Weinebeneite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula CaBe₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group Cc).
Key properties: Mohs hardness 3–4; specific gravity 2.15; White streak; Vitreous luster; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Wbn, IMA status: approved, named in 1990.
Found in fractures in a spodumene-rich pegmatite in high-grade metamorphic rocks.
It is found associated with Roscherite, fairfieldite, uralolite.
The name refers to its occurrence in the Weinebene Pass, Austria.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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