| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Ukraine > Vivianite in fossilized Mollusk |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 65375 |
| Mineral: | Vivianite in fossilized Mollusk |
| Locality: | Kerch Peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine |
| Description: | White fossilized clam that has several small openings on one face that reveals the lustrous black vivianite crystals replaced the interior. The original clam provided the organic phosphates that recrystallized into the vivianite crystals. Ex. D. Miller collection #M383 |
| Overall Size: | 5x4x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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