Properties
⛏ Mohs hardness4
💅🪙🍶🔪💎
A steel knife scratches it, it won't scratch glass.
🔷 Orthorhombic✏️ streak white
| Chemical formula | Be(OH)₂ |
|---|---|
| Elements | Be, O, H |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Mohs hardness | 4 |
| Density | — |
| Streak | white |
| Color | — |
| IMA symbol | Beh |
| Nickel–Strunz class | 4.FA.05a |
“—” means no reliable value in Wikidata yet. Check Mindat for full data.
Care & Handling
- 🪶 Soft, Scratches Easily Mohs 4: softer than a steel knife, so it scratches easily. Store it apart from harder stones.
Learn more
- Behoite on Mindat.org
- Wikidata item Q3637489 (source of this page's data – you can correct it there)
IMA mineral species
4–5
Orthorhombic
Soft, Scratches Easily