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Vivianite from Kerch Iron-Ore Basin, eastern Crimea, Ukraine

 
Vivianite from Kerch Iron-Ore Basin, eastern Crimea, Ukraine

Vivianite from Kerch Iron-Ore Basin, eastern Crimea, Ukraine

DESCRIPTION:No. 42010
Mineral:Vivianite
Locality:Kerch Iron-Ore Basin, eastern Crimea, Ukraine
Description:Fan-shaped formations of dark vivianite crystals up to 15 mm long on shallow pocket lined with botryoidal black manganese-oxides. The vivianite crystals are translucent and show blue color under strong illumination. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #417; acquired in 1990
Overall Size:5x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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