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Bjarebyite

Year of discovery: 1973 (Palermo No.1 mine, USA), 2025 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of bjarebyite

• BaMn²⁺₂Al₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃
• (Ba,Sr)(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂Al₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃
• [Ba²⁺][Mn²⁺₂][Al³⁺₂][(OH)₃|(PO₄)₃]^12-

• Class: Phosphate - Hydroxide

• Color: Green
• Streak: White
• Luster: Sub-adamantine
• Diaphaneity: Translucent

• Cleavage: {010}{100} Perfect (2 planes)
• Hardness: 4
• Density: 3.9

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, P21/m
• Lattice: a=8.9, b=12.1, c=4.9, β=100.2