AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Virginia > Vivianite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 50557 |
Mineral: | Vivianite |
Locality: | construction excavation, Richmond, 500 meters SE of Virginia State Capitol Square, Virginia |
Description: | Cluster of radiating bluish black bladed vivianite crystals. This specimen is from the old find ca. 1960 of vivianite crystals that formed in a fossil deposit where buried organic matter provided the phosphate for the vivianite to form. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #614; originally acquired in 1991 from Perhams; Collected ca. 1960 |
Overall Size: | 5.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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