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Vivianite

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Description
Locality: 
Kerchenskoe, Kerchenskyi iron ore basin, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15 × 7 × 6 cm
Description

Outstanding 150mm wide 377g heavy Vivianite up to 30mm from Kerchenskoe, Kerchenskyi iron ore basin, Kerch Peninsula in the Ukraine.

Mineral Data
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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