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The only reported gems are of Pakistani material, reddish-pink in color, and tiny.
Väyrynenite Value
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Väyrynenite Information
| Data | Value |
| Name | Väyrynenite |
| Crystallography | Monoclinic; crystals prismatic or indruses. |
| Colors | Pale pink, rose-red. |
| Luster | Vitreous. |
| Hardness | 5 |
| Density | 3.183-3.215 (Pakistan = 3.23). |
| Birefringence | 0.026. |
| Cleavage | Distinct 1 direction: brittle. |
| Stone Sizes | Faceted gems are extremely small (approximately 0.5 carat) and exceedingly rare. |
| Luminescence | None reported. |
| Spectral | Not reported. |
| Formula | BeMnPO4(OH,F) |
| Pleochroism | (Pakistan) yellow-pink/light pink/dark pink. |
Optics: a=1.638-1.669; β= 1.658-1.661; γ:1.664-1.667.
Biaxial (-), 2V=54°.
(Pakistan material R.l. = 1.639-1.667).
Occurrence: In lithium pegmatites.
Viitaniemi, Finland.
Pakistan: pink, cuttable material.
Comments: The only reported gems are of Pakistani material, reddish-pink in color, and tiny.
Name: For Heikki Allan Väyrynen, a Finnish geologist
