wilancookite
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Wilancookite is a very rare and complex beryllium phosphate with the chemical formula . Wilancookite was discovered in pegmatite of the Lavra Ponte do Piauí complex, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- crystal system
- cubic crystal system
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- Wilancookite
- type locality (geology)
- Itinga
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Wck
- chemical formula
- (Ba₅Li₂☐)Ba₆Be₂₄P₂₄O₉₆·26H₂O
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Wilancookite is a very rare and complex beryllium phosphate with the chemical formula . Wilancookite was discovered in pegmatite of the Lavra Ponte do Piauí complex, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
==Relation to other minerals== Wilancookite is related to pahasapaite, a lithium-bearing beryllium phosphate mineral.
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