Vayrynenite Mineral Data + 
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- 41.5.4.1 Herderite CaBe(PO4)F P 21/a 2/m
- 41.5.4.2 Hydroxylherderite CaBe(PO4)(OH) P 21/a 2/m
- 41.5.4.3 Vayrynenite MnBe(PO4)(OH,F) P 21/a 2/m
- 41.5.4.4 Bergslagite CaBe(AsO4)(OH) P 21/c 2/m
- VII/B.01-10 Herderite CaBe(PO4)F P 21/a 2/m
- VII/B.01-20 Hydroxylherderite CaBe(PO4)(OH) P 21/a 2/m
- VII/B.01-30 Bergslagite CaBe(AsO4)(OH) P 21/c 2/m
- VII/B.01-50 Vayrynenite MnBe(PO4)(OH,F) P 21/a 2/m
- VII/B.01-60 Babefphite BaBe(PO4)(F,O) I 41/amd 4/m 2/m 2/m
General Vayrynenite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
MnBe(PO4)(OH,F) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 176.43 gm | ||
| Manganese 31.14 % Mn 40.21 % MnO | |||
| Beryllium 5.11 % Be 14.18 % BeO | |||
| Phosphorus 17.56 % P 40.23 % P2O5 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.43 % H 3.83 % H2O | |||
| Oxygen 43.08 % O | |||
| Fluorine 2.69 % F 2.69 % F | |||
| - % F -1.13 % -O=F2 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+Be(PO4)(OH)0.75F0.25 | ||
| Environment: |
Found in a pegmatite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1954 | ||
| Locality: |
Viitaniemi, Erajarvi, Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Heikki Allan Vayrynen (1888-1956), mineralogist and geologist, Technical High School, Helsinki, Finland. | ||
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Vayrynenite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.3734:1:0.3264 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.411, b = 14.49, c = 4.73, Z = 4; beta = 102.75° V = 361.71 Den(Calc)= 3.24 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.45(1), 2.89(0.85), 7.25(0.85), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Vayrynenite |
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| Cleavage: |
[001] Good | ||
| Color: |
Pink, Rose red. | ||
| Density: |
3.183 - 3.215, Average = 3.19 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
Optical Properties of Vayrynenite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.005 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2021,KPDmeas= 0.2047,KC= 0.2011 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.638-1.64, b=1.658-1.662, g=1.664-1.667, bire=0.0260-0.0270, 2V(Calc)=50-56, 2V(Meas)=54.13. | ||
Calculated Properties of Vayrynenite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=3.12 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.05128 Boson Index = 0.94872 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEVayrynenite = 8.90 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Vayrynenite is Not Radioactive |
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Vayrynenite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
41.5.4.3 (41)Anhydrous Phosphates, etc. Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| (41.5)where (A B)2 (XO4) Zq | |||
| (41.5.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
VII/B.01-50 VII - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| VII/B - Waterfree phosphates with unfamiliar anions F, Cl, O, OH. cations of very small size: Li, Be | |||
| VII/B.01 - Herderite - Babefphite series | |||
Other Vayrynenite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Vayrynenite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Vayrynenite using: Visit our Advertisers for Vayrynenite : Translate Vayrynenite Mineral Data : Ask about Vayrynenite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Vayrynenite Specimen Label here :
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