Where it forms, where it's found
5recorded occurrences
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Beckit
- Beckita
- Beckite
- Beekit
- Beekita
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 1861Bristow, Henry William (1861) Glossary of Mineralogy. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. pp. 38–39 [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125119#page/92/mode/1up]
- 1889McKenny Hughes, T. M. (1889) On the manner of occurrence of Beekite and its bearing upon the origin of Siliceous Beds of Palœozoic Age. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 8 (40) 265-271 doi:10.1180/minmag.1889.008.40.02 DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1889.008.40.02
- 1893Etheridge, R. (1893) On the occurrence of Beekite in connection with "fossil organic remains" in New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum, 2. 74-76 doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.2.1893.1197DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.2.1893.1197
- 1982Holdaway, H. K., Clayton, C. J. (1982) Preservation of shell microstructure in silicified brachiopods from the Upper Cretaceous Wilmington Sands of Devon. Geological Magazine, 119 (4) 371-382 doi:10.1017/s0016756800026285DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800026285
- 1993Kazanci, Nizamettin, Varol, Baki (1993) The occurrence and significance of beekite in Palaeocene alluvial-fan deposits in central Anatolia, Turkey. Terra Nova, 5 (1). 36-39 doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1993.tb00224.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1993.tb00224.x
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Beekite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/beekite-600},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}