Mineral Factbook

Väyrynenite

BeMn2+(PO4)(OH)IMA symbol: Väygrandfathered

Väyrynenite is a phosphate, arsenate, or vanadate mineral with the formula BeMn2+(PO4)(OH), crystallizing in the monoclinic system. It has a calculated density of 3.247 g/cm3. Its streak is white.

Photos

Väyrynenite specimen photo
Tommi Nummelin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Väyrynenite specimen photo
Styroks · Public domain · Commons
Väyrynenite specimen photo
Erongoguy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Väyrynenite specimen photo
Erongoguy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemmonoclinic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupP 1 21/a 1
Cell (Å, °)a = 5.4044, b = 14.5145, c = 4.7052; α = 90, β = 102.798, γ = 90
Cell volume359.917 ų, Z = 4
Axial ratios0.3723:1:0.3242calculated from COD 9004608
Source structureCOD 9004608 (The Canadian Mineralogist, 2000) — 1 of 2 structures

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)3.4477.2572.8772.6624.3752.635
I/I₀10068.366.239.834.128.6

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9004608; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)3.247 g/cm³calculated from COD 9004608
Streak
whitesingle sourceWikidata (CC0)

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)8.BA.05Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)8.BA.05Wikidata (CC0)
Dana (8th)41.5.4.3Wikidata (CC0)