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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Description
Locality: 
Infiernillos Mine, Canutillos, Machacamarca, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 3.1 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

Dark vivianite crystals on matrix

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