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Väyrynenite

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Formula:
Mn
2+
 
Be[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
System:MonoclinicColour:Light pink to rose-red, ...
Hardness:5
Name:Named after Heikki Allen Väyrynen (1888-1956), professor of mineralogy, Technical High School, Helsinski (Finland).
This page provides mineralogical data about Väyrynenite.

Classification of Väyrynenite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.01-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BA.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
A : With small and medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:41.5.4.3

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:22.1.20

22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
1 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with fluoride
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Type Occurrence of Väyrynenite

Type Locality:Viitaniemi pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Orivesi, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland

Occurrences of Väyrynenite

Geological Setting:Alteration product of beryl and triphylite in complex granitic pegmatites.

Physical Properties of Väyrynenite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent, Translucent
Colour:Light pink to rose-red, salmon pink, pale gray, brown
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):5
Tenacity:Brittle
Cleavage:Perfect
Perfect {010}, good {100}, fair {001}.
Fracture:Irregular/Uneven
Density (measured):3.22 g/cm3
Density (calculated):3.23 g/cm3

Crystallography of Väyrynenite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:P21/b (P1 1 21/b) [P21/c] {P1 21/c 1} {P21/a}
Cell Parameters:a = 5.411(5) Å, b = 14.49(2) Å, c = 4.73Å
β = 102.75°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.373 : 1 : 0.326
Unit Cell Volume:V 361.71 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:4
Morphology:Rare prismatic crystals. Fine grained aggregates.

Optical Data of Väyrynenite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.638 - 1.640 nβ = 1.658 - 1.662 nγ = 1.664 - 1.667
2V:Measured: 46° to 55°, Calculated: 51° to 57°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.026 - 0.027

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:r > v moderate
Pleochroism:Visible
Comments:X= orangish
Y= red
Z= dark red

Chemical Properties of Väyrynenite

Formula:
Mn
2+
 
Be[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
Essential elements:Be, H, Mn, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Be, F, H, Mn, O, P

Relationship of Väyrynenite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
8.BA.10Bergslagite
CaBe[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BA.10Herderite
CaBe[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
8.BA.10Hydroxylherderite
CaBe[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
8.BA.15Babefphite
BaBe[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
22.1.1Amblygonite
(Li,Na)Al[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
22.1.2Lacroixite
NaAl[F|PO
 
4
]
22.1.3Natrophosphate
Na
 
7
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
F·19H
 
2
O
22.1.5Nacaphite
Na
 
2
Ca[F|PO
 
4
]
22.1.6Arctite
Na
 
2
Ca
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
F
22.1.7Nefedovite
Na
 
5
Ca
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
F
22.1.9Apatite-(CaF)
Ca
 
5
[F|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
22.1.10Herderite
CaBe[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
22.1.11Isokite
CaMg[F|PO
 
4
]
22.1.12Panasqueiraite
CaMg[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
22.1.13Babefphite
BaBe[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
22.1.14Fluellite
Al
 
2
[F
 
2
|OH|PO
 
4
] · 7H
 
2
O
22.1.15Minyulite
KAl
 
2
[(OH,F)|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
22.1.16Morinite
Na
 
2
Ca
 
4
Al
 
4
[(F,OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
22.1.17Bøggildite
Na
 
2
Sr
 
2
Al
 
2
PO
 
4
F
 
9
22.1.18Apatite-(SrOH)
(Sr,Ca)
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH,F)
22.1.19Viitaniemiite
Na(Ca,Mn
2+
 
)Al[(F,OH)
 
3
|PO
 
4
]
22.1.21Maxwellite
NaFe
3+
 
[F|AsO
 
4
]
22.1.22Wagnerite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
[F|PO
 
4
]
22.1.23Triplite
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
[(F,OH)|PO
 
4
]
22.1.24Magniotriplite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
[F|PO
 
4
]
22.1.25Zwieselite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
[F|PO
 
4
]
22.1.26Mcauslanite
HFe
2+
3
Al
 
2
[F|(PO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 18H
 
2
O
22.1.27Richellite
Ca
 
3
Fe
3+
10
[(OH,F)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
4
 · nH
 
2
O (not confirmed)
22.1.28Svabite
Ca
 
5
[(F,Cl,OH)|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
22.1.29Tilasite
CaMg[F|AsO
 
4
]
22.1.30Fermorite
(Ca,Sr)
 
5
(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
22.1.31Durangite
NaAl[F|AsO
 
4
]

Other Names for Väyrynenite

German names:
Väyrynenit
Russian names:
Вайриненит
Spanish names:
Väyrynenita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Väyrynenite

Reference List:Anzeiger Österreichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien (1954): 92: 21.

American Mineralogist (1954): 39: 848.

American Mineralogist (1956): 41: 371.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 117: 16-36.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie (1976): 143: 309.

Canadian Mineralogist (2000): 38: 1425-1432.

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    Localities for Väyrynenite

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    Afghanistan
     
    • Nuristan Province (Nurestan; Nooristan)
    China
     
    • Fujian Province
      • Nanping Prefecture
        • Zhenghe Co.
          • Nanping pegmatite field
    		Ni Yunxiang and Yang Yueqing (1992): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 11(3), 252-257; Yang et al. (1988): Geochemistry 7(2), 120-135.
    Finland
     
    • Etelä-Suomen Lääni
      • Orivesi
        • Eräjärvi area
    		Lahti (1981): Geol. Surv. Bull. 314 (and references therein).
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy (Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya [Eastern-Kazakhstan] Oblast')
      • Kalba Range
    		Gordiyenko et al. (1973): ZVMO 102, 422-435.
    Pakistan
     
    • North-West Frontier Province
      • Chitral District (Chitral valley)
    		Meixner & Paar (1976): Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 143, 309-318.
    • Northern Areas
      • Baltistan
        • Skardu District
          • Haramosh Mts.
    		Min Rec 36:3 p295
          • Shigar Valley
            • Dassu (Dasso; Dusso)
    		Blauwet, D. (2006): Famous mineral localities: Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Mineral. Rec. 37, 513-540.
    Portugal
     
    • Guarda District
      • Sabugal
    		Schnorrer-Köhler (1991), Mineral Occurrences.
    Spain
     
    • Castile and Leon
      • Salamanca
    		Roda Robles et al. (1999): Mineralogical Magazine 63, 535-558.
    Sweden
     
    • Södermanland
      • Haninge
    		Nysten,P. & Gustafsson, L.(2006): I jakt på sällsynta mineral. Geologiskt forum nr 49, 22-25
    • Uppland
      • Sigtuna
    		Nysten,P. & Gustafsson, L.(2006): I jakt på sällsynta mineral. Geologiskt forum nr 49, 22-25
    USA
     
    • Maine
      • Oxford Co.
    		King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
    • Wisconsin
      • Florence Co.
        • Fern
    		The Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Animikie Red Ace Pegmatite, Florence County, Wisconsin. Alexander U. Falster, Wm. B. Simmons, and Karen L. Webber, Recent Research Developments in Mineralogy, 1(1996)
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