Väyrynenite

Väyrynenite

Väyrynenite

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Väyrynenite is a rare phosphate mineral with formula MnBe(PO4)(OH,F).[2] It was first described in 1954 for an occurrence in Viitaniemi, Erajarvi, Finland and named for mineralogist Heikki Allan Väyrynen of Helsinki, Finland.[4]

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It occurs in pegmatites as an alteration of beryl and triphylite. It occurs in association with eosphorite, moraesite, hurlbutite, beryllonite, amblygonite, apatite, tourmaline, topaz, muscovite, microcline and quartz.[4]

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  1. [1]
    Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. [2]
    Väyrynenite on Mindat.org
  3. [3]
    Väyrynenite data on Webmineral
  4. [4]
    Väyrynenite data from the Handbook of Mineralogy


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