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What does phenakite mean?

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  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
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Some other minerals in which it occurs are phenakite, euclase, and chrysoberyl.
The phenakite is also associated with albite, limonite, smoky quartz, and topaz and is often overlooked because it resembles quartz.
Beryllium, another valuable metal associated with the deposits, occurs in a wide variety of minerals, including beryl, chrysoberyl, helvite, phenakite, bavenite, and others.

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