Radiating Bladed Dark Vivianite

Radiating Bladed Dark Vivianite from Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Cluster of radiating bluish-black bladed Vivianite crystals. This specimen is from the old find ca. 1965 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.

Locality

Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Dimensions

5.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.


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