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Vivianite from construction excavation, Richmond, 500 meters SE of Virginia State Capitol Square, Virginia

 
Vivianite from construction excavation, Richmond, 500 meters SE of Virginia State Capitol Square, Virginia

Vivianite from construction excavation, Richmond, 500 meters SE of Virginia State Capitol Square, Virginia

Vivianite from construction excavation, Richmond, 500 meters SE of Virginia State Capitol Square, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 49398
Mineral:Vivianite
Locality:construction excavation, Richmond, 500 meters SE of Virginia State Capitol Square, Virginia
Description:Large bladed compound crystals of translucent vivianite that shows dark blue and green color when illuminated from the rear that formed in a fossil deposit where buried organic matter provided the phosphate for the vivianite to form. Collected ca. 1960
Overall Size:7x1.5x1 cm
Crystals:70 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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