Citation: Moore, P. B.; Araki, T. (1983). Surinamite, ca. Mg3Al4Si3BeO16: its crystal structure and relation to sapphirine, ca. Mg2.8Al7.2Si1.2O16. American Mineralogist, 68, pp. 804-810.
Formula: Al8.48 Be1.89 Fe1.518 Mg3.884 O32 Si6.11
List type: noninterleaving
List: 3D
Basis: (1;0;0 0;1;0 0;0;1)
Dimensionality: 3
Formula: Al18 Be4 Fe18 Mg10 O64 Si16 (Al9 Be2 Fe9 Mg5 O32 Si8)
Multiplicity: 1