Formula: Mn2+Be(PO4)(OH,F)
Mineral class: phosphates Crystal system: monoclinic Mohs scale: 5 Density (g/cm3): 3.18 - 3.22 Refractive index: 1.638 - 1.667 Cleavage: good Colors: grey, pink, salmon Transparency: transparent - translucent Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: X: orange, Y: red, Z: dark red Largest crystal: 6 cm? Deposits: worldwide Discovery: 1954 1st Description: 1954 Name: in honor of the Finnish mineralogist Heikki Allan Vayrynen (1888 - 1956) |
Väyrynenite Mineral
Size: 1 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm Origin: Pakistan Photo by kind permission of www.rocklogic.biz |
Väyrynenite
Size: 0.59 x 0.40 cm Weight: 0.48 ct Origin: Shigar Valley / Skardu Distr. / Gilgit-Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of www.americanthai.com |
Väyrynenite
Weight: 0.57 ct Origin: Shengus / Haramosh Mts. / Skardu Distr. / Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © http://lucianabarbosa.com |
Väyrynenite
Size: 0.83 x 0.69 cm Weight: 2.69 ct Origin: Pakistan Photo by kind permission of www.thegemtrader.com |
Väyrynenite Mineral
Size: 0.82 x 0.82 x 0.56 cm Origin: Shengus / Haramosh Mts. / Skardu Distr. / Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of www.mineralman.com |
Väyrynenite
Weight: 0.10 ct Origin: Paprok / Nuristan Prov. / Afghanistan Photo by kind permission of © http://lucianabarbosa.com |
Väyrynenite Mineral
Size: 0.7 cm Origin: Shengus / Haramosh Mts. / Skardu Distr. / Baltistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.afpakminerals.com |