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Vivianite from
Vanderberg Mine, Vanderberg-Katerina pegmatites, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Comments:A blue-gray film of very finely crystalline vivianite coats many triplite crystals. The vivianite appears to have been derived from the triplite crystals.
Habit:Very finely crystalline
Colour:Blue-gray
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vivianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vanderberg Mine, Vanderberg-Katerina pegmatites, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:688760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:688760:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vivianite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘKaterina Mine, Vanderberg-Katerina pegmatites, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Jahns, Richard H., Wright, Lauren A. (1951) Gem- and Lithium-Bearing Pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. Special Report 7-A. Mineralogical Society of Southern California 72 pp. pages 31, 41
 
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