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Väyrynenite & Hurlbutite

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Väyrynenite & Hurlbutite

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Description
Locality: 
Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5 × 3.7 cm
Description

Pink väyrynenite associated with beige-brown hurlbutite inclusion in feldspar matrix. Historic material. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Väyrynenite

Formula: 
Mn2+Be(PO4)(OH,F)
Strunz: 
8.BA.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Viitaniemi pegmatite, Eräjärvi area, Orivesi, Western and Inner Finland Region, Finland

Hurlbutite

Formula: 
CaBe2(PO4)2
Strunz: 
8.AA.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA