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Santabarbaraite & Vivianite

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Santabarbaraite & Vivianite

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Description
Locality: 
Wannon Falls, Hamilton, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.2 × 2.1 cm
Description

A dark opaque bluegreen, bladed spray of vivianite crystals is associated and mixed with cream to brown coloured santabarbaraite masses.

This specimen was collected in the early 1970's prior to santabarbaraite being identified and the location being closed to all collecting

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Santabarbaraite

Formula: 
Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.80
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Santa Barbara lignite District, Cavriglia, Valdarno (Val d'Arno), Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy...

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
Earthstones Australia

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