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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 59161 |
| Mineral: | Vivianite on fossilized mollusk |
| Locality: | Kerch Peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent-to-transparent dark gray-blue bladed vivianite crystals on one face of a fossilized bivalve mollusk. The organic mollusk provided the phosphates that recrystallized to form the vivianite crystals in voids. Ex. M. Zinn collection #2159 |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x4.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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