Väyrynenite
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About Väyrynenite
Formula:
Mn2+Be(PO4)(OH,F)
Colour:
Light pink to rose-red, salmon pink, pale gray, brown
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
5
Specific Gravity:
3.22
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named after Heikki Allen Väyrynen (1888-1956), professor of mineralogy, Technical High School, Helsinki (Finland).
The manganese-beryllium-phosphate väyrynenite was first recognized in 1939 as a possible new mineral by Oleg von Knorring (1915-1994). However, it was first described as a new mineral by Volborth (1954), from Viitaniemi, Eräjärvi, Finland. Additional mineralogical data and new chemical analysis was given by Mrose and von Knorring (1959).
Classification of Väyrynenite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
First published:
1954
7/B.01-50
8.BA.05
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
A : With small and medium-sized cations
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
A : With small and medium-sized cations
41.5.4.3
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
22.1.20
22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
1 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with fluoride
22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
1 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with fluoride
Physical Properties of Väyrynenite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Light pink to rose-red, salmon pink, pale gray, brown
Streak:
White
Hardness:
5 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
Perfect {010}, good {100}, fair {001}.
Perfect {010}, good {100}, fair {001}.
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
3.22 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.23 g/cm3 (Calculated)
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°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.026 - 0.027

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
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
Y= red
Z= dark red
Chemical Properties of Väyrynenite
Formula:
Mn2+Be(PO4)(OH,F)
IMA Formula:
BeMn2+(PO4)(OH)
Chemical Analysis
Oxide wt%:
1 | |
---|---|
MnO | 34.01 % |
FeO | 5.92 % |
CaO | 0.53 % |
BeO | 13.85 % |
Na2O | 0.20 % |
K2O | 0.04 % |
Al2O3 | 0.40 % |
Li2O | traces % |
P2O5 | 39.98 % |
H2O+ | 4.93 % |
H2O- | 0.19 % |
F | 0.00 % |
insol. | 0.06 % |
Total: | 100.11 % |
Sample references:
ID | Locality | Reference | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Viitaniemi pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland | Mrose, M. E., Von Knorring, O. (1959) The mineralogy of v | Chemical analysis by von Knorring. |
Crystallography of Väyrynenite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.411(5) Å, b = 14.49(2) Å, c = 4.73 Å
β = 102.75°
β = 102.75°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.373 : 1 : 0.326
Unit Cell V:
361.71 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Often as fine grained aggregates. Euhedral crystals are rare. Short to long prismatic crystals parallel to [001]. Forms observed: {001}, prisms {010} and {110}. Prism faces are generally striated vertically
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
• Granitic pegmatite
Geological Setting:
Alteration product of beryl and triphylite in complex granitic pegmatites.
Type Occurrence of Väyrynenite
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Granite pegmatite
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Väyrynenite
Other Language Names for Väyrynenite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
10 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
8 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
8 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
8 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
8 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
5 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Hurlbutite | CaBe2(PO4)2 |
3 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Laueite | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O |
3 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
3 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
2 photos of Väyrynenite associated with Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
8.BA. | Axelite | Na14Cu7(AsO4)8F2Cl2 | Tet. 4mm : P4bm |
8.BA.10 | Bergslagite | CaBeAsO4(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BA.10 | Herderite | CaBe(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m |
8.BA.10 | Hydroxylherderite | CaBe(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.BA.15 | Babefphite | BaBePO4(F,OH) | Tet. |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
41.5.4.1 | Herderite | CaBe(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m |
41.5.4.2 | Hydroxylherderite | CaBe(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
41.5.4.4 | Bergslagite | CaBeAsO4(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
22.1.1 | Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
22.1.2 | Lacroixite | NaAl(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
22.1.3 | Natrophosphate | Na6+xHxF(PO4)2 · (19+x)H2O | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3c |
22.1.5 | Nacaphite | Na2Ca(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
22.1.6 | Arctite | Na2Ca4(PO4)3F | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
22.1.7 | Nefedovite | Na5Ca4(PO4)4F | Tric. |
22.1.9 | Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
22.1.10 | Herderite | CaBe(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m |
22.1.11 | Isokite | CaMg(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
22.1.12 | Panasqueiraite | CaMg(PO4)(OH,F) | Mon. |
22.1.13 | Babefphite | BaBePO4(F,OH) | Tet. |
22.1.14 | Fluellite | Al2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Fddd |
22.1.15 | Minyulite | KAl2(PO4)2(OH,F) · 4H2O | Orth. mm2 : Pba2 |
22.1.16 | Morinite | NaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m |
22.1.17 | Bøggildite | Na2Sr2Al2PO4F9 | Mon. |
22.1.18 | Fluorstrophite | SrCaSr3(PO4)3F | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
22.1.19 | Viitaniemiite | Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3 | Mon. |
22.1.21 | Maxwellite | NaFe3+(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
22.1.22 | Wagnerite | (Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
22.1.23 | Triplite | Mn2+2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m |
22.1.24 | Magniotriplite | (Mg,Fe2+,Mn2+)2PO4F | Mon. |
22.1.25 | Zwieselite | Fe2+2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
22.1.26 | Mcauslanite | Fe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O | Tric. |
22.1.27 | Richellite | CaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)2 | Amor. |
22.1.28 | Svabite | Ca5(AsO4)3F | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
22.1.29 | Tilasite | CaMg(AsO4)F | Mon. m : Bb |
22.1.30 | Johnbaumite-M | Ca5(AsO4)3OH | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
22.1.31 | Durangite | NaAl(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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:
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Volborth, A. (1954) Phospatminerale aus dem Lithiumpegmatit von Viitaniemi, Eräjärvi, Zentral-Finland. Ann. acad. Sci. Fennicae, Ser. A, III Geol.Geograf., 39:1-90
Volborth, A. (1954): Väyryneniiti [BeMn[PO4](OH,F)]. Geologi(Finland):6:7 [Preliminary announcement]
Fleischer M (1954) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 39: 848-852 [Abstract]
Volborth, A., Stradner, E. (1954) Väyrynenit BeMn[PO4](OH), ein neues Mineral. Anzeiger der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-Natur Wissenschaftliche Klasse: 92: 21-23
Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names. American Mineralogist 41, 370-372 [Abstract]
Mrose, M. E., Von Knorring, O. (1959) The mineralogy of väyrynenite, (Mn,Fe)Be(PO4)(OH). Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 112: 275-288
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie (1976): 143: 309.
Canadian Mineralogist (2000): 38: 1425-1432.
Ray L. Frost, Andrés López, Yunfei Xi, Željka Žigovečki Gobac, Ricardo Scholz (2014): The molecular structure of the phosphate mineral väyrynenite: a vibrational spectroscopic study. Spectroscopy Letters 47, 253-260.
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Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Afghanistan | |
| Lyckberg, P. (2011): Edelstein-Pegmatite in Afghanistan: Paprok. Mineralien-Welt. 22 (3): 46-57 |
China | |
| Yueqing Yang, Yunxiang Ni, Yongquan Guo, Nianming Qiu, Chenghu Chen, Chaofa Cai, Yaping Zhang, Jiabing Liu, and Yuexian Chen (1987): Mineral Deposits 6(3), 10-21; Yunxiang Ni and Yueqing Yang (1992): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 11(3), 252-257; Yueqing Yang, Wenying Wang, Yunxiang Ni, Chenghu Chen, and Jinghuang Zhu (1998): Geology of Fujian 17(2), 68-78; Rao, C., Wang, R., Yang, Y., Hatert, F., Xia, Q., Yue, X., & Wang, W. (2017). Insights into post-magmatic metasomatism and Li circulation in granitic systems from phosphate minerals of the Nanping No. 31 pegmatite (SE China). Ore Geology Reviews, 91, 864-876. |
Finland | |
| Lahti, Seppo I. (1981): On the granitic pegmatites of the Eräjärvi area in Orivesi, Southern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland. Bulletin 314 |
| Mrose, M. E., Von Knorring, O. (1959) The mineralogy of väyrynenite, (Mn,Fe)Be(PO4)(OH). Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 112: 275-288 |
Kazakhstan | |
| Gordiyenko et al. (1973): ZVMO 102, 422-435.; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
Pakistan | |
| Min Rec 36:3 p295 |
| Blauwet, D. (2006): Famous mineral localities: Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Mineralogical Record 37, 513-540. |
H. Obodda | |
imported from Shigar District imported from Rondu District | |
| Meixner & Paar (1976): Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 143, 309-318. |
Portugal | |
| Schnorrer-Köhler (1991), Mineral Occurrences. |
Russia | |
| Lykova I. S., Varlamov D. A., Chukanov N. V., Pautov L. A., Ksenofontov D. A. (2017): Phosphates of the Chalotskoe pegmatite deposit (Transbaikalia). Zapiski RMO 146, 44-53 |
Spain | |
| Roda Robles et al. (1999): Mineralogical Magazine 63, 535-558.; Roda-Robles, E., Vieira, R., Pesquera, A., & Lima, A. (2010). Chemical variations and significance of phosphates from the Fregeneda-Almendra pegmatite field, Central Iberian Zone (Spain and Portugal). Mineralogy and Petrology, 100(1-2), 23-34. |
Sweden | |
| Nysten,P. & Gustafsson, L.(2006): I jakt på sällsynta mineral. Geologiskt forum nr 49, 22-25 |
| Langhof, J. , Jonsson, E. & Gustafsson, L. (2016): Sekundära Be-mineral i svenska granitpegmatiter-en översikt. Norsk Mineralsymposium 2016: 43-52 |
USA | |
| A.U. Falster, J.W. Nizamoff, G. Bearss, and W.B. Simmons (2011) The 38th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 14-17, 2011, lecture abstracts, page 18-20.. |
| Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., Webber, K. L., Dallaire, D. A., Nizamoff, J. W., & Sprague, R. A. (2019). The Emmons Pegmatite, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 94(6), 498-519. |
King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.; King and Foord, 2000, Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2. | |
| Falster, A. , W.B. Simmons & P.B. Moore (1996) The mineralogy and geochemistry of the Animikie Red Ace pegmatite in Florence County, Wisconsin: Recent Research Developments in Mineralogy: 1: 7-67. |
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