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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Description
Locality: 
Rosia Poieni Mine, Mușca, Lupșa, Alba County, Romania
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm
Description

One highly lustrous and translucent sinle crystal with minor matrix  from this most relevant new discovery - for sure the best Vivianite specimens ever found in Europe.

Mineral Data
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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