The calculated melt curve of beryllium (blue) at high pressure is shown as the melt temperature in Kelvins as a function of pressure in gigapascals (GPa). Also shown are the shock Hugoniot curves for solid beryllium (here in the BCC phase) below the melt curve and liquid beryllium above the melt curve (both in black). The coexistence region denotes the mixed phase region comprised of both solid and liquid phases.