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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Description
Locality: 
Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

Several gemmy translucent, bluegreen and lustrous vivianite crystals on matrix.

Very good old time specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vivianite

Formula: 
Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Wheal Kind (Wheal Kine), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UK