Beershevaite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Wadi Halamish
Hatrurim Basin
Tamar Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict
Southern District
Israel
31.1631°, 35.2992°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Space group: P21/m
Cell parameters: a = 7.498(5) Å · b = 6.356(4) Å · c = 10.128(7) Å
Cell angles: β = 99.88(1) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 0.848 : 1.351

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 13 15.999 207.987
40.90%
26FeIron Iron 3 55.845 167.535
32.95%
15PPhosphorus Phosphorus 3 30.974 92.922
18.27%
20CaCalcium Calcium 1 40.078 40.078
7.88%
Total 508.522 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	13	15.999	207.987	40.90%
26FeIron	Iron	3	55.845	167.535	32.95%
15PPhosphorus	Phosphorus	3	30.974	92.922	18.27%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	1	40.078	40.078	7.88%
	Total	508.522	100.00%

Synonyms

Beershevaiet
IMA2020-095a

In other languages

German: Beershevait · IMA 2020-095a

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

8.AC

8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
8.APhosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂ODivision
8.ACWith medium-sized and large cationsGroup
8.ACBeershevaiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—2021
2021Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 61. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (3) 299-304 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-299-2021 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-33-299-2021
2022(2022) Beershevaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Beershevaite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/beershevaite-55450},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}