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Bertrandite

A low-grade beryllium silicate in volcanic tuff, and the source of most Western beryllium production.

Bertrandite, Fluorite-800903 · Erich Berger · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What it is

A low-grade beryllium silicate in volcanic tuff, and the source of most Western beryllium production.

Materials that come from it

Material	Role	Grade note
Beryllium	Principal commercial ore	—

Beryllium

A very light, very stiff metal that is transparent to X-rays and dangerous to breathe as dust.

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