AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Florida > Vivianite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 45312 |
Mineral: | Vivianite |
Locality: | Clear Springs Mine, Bartow, Polk County, Florida |
Description: | Flattened cluster of bladed blue-black vivianite crystals. These vivianite crystals form in cavities formed by buried animals that also provide the phosphates for the formation of the vivianite. |
Overall Size: | 24x18x5 mm |
Crystals: | 1-9 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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