Vayrynenite

Mineral Group: Phosphate Group

Key Properties

Property Value
Mohs Hardness 5.5 (5.5)
Typical Size Unknown
Typical Price Range $50,000-100,000+ per carat (commercial: N/A; virtually no market, museum specimens only)
Rarity Level Singular Occurrence
Availability Level Museum Grade Rarity
Availability Driver Limited Deposits
Investment Appropriateness Speculative Collector Gems

Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Extremely rare manganese beryllium phosphate; one of the rarest minerals with only a handful of known specimens.

Availability Description: Effectively unknown in commercial markets; extremely rare mineral with virtually no gem-quality material available.

Investment Description: One of world's rarest minerals; virtually no market; museum specimens only; purely academic and mineralogical interest; no practical investment market.

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Investment Ranking Calculation

The composite score of 75.62 is calculated using a weighted formula:

  • Geological Rarity (25%): 100 points
  • Market Availability (25%): 100 points
  • Investment Appropriateness (25%): 50 points
  • Hardness (12.5%): 5 points
  • Price Range (12.5%): 100 points

Formula: (100 × 0.25) + (100 × 0.25) + (50 × 0.25) + (5 × 0.125) + (100 × 0.125) = 75.62

BULLISH
75.62

Score Components

Geo rarity
100
Mkt availability
100
Invest Appr
50
hardness
5
price
100