Encyclopedia.com > Dictionaries, Thesauruses, Pictures, and Press Releases > A Dictionary of Earth Sciences > January 1999

vivianite

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 478 words | Copyright

vivianite Mineral, Fe3(PO4)2.8H2O; sp. gr. 2.9; hardness 1.5–2.0; monoclinic; greyish-blue, occasionally colourless; vitreous lustre; crystals prismatic, rod-like, acicular, and stellate masses; cleavage, one, perfect, pinacoidal; occurs in phosphorus-rich, sedimentary iron ores and peat bogs, in association with siderite, in a reducing environment with organic remains present, and in close association with fossil bones and shells. It is used as a cheap blue pigment.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "vivianite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "vivianite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-vivianite.html

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "vivianite." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-vivianite.html

Learn more about citation styles

Find thousands of answers for hundreds of subjects at Answers Encyclopedia .

All answers verified by trusted sources at Encyclopedia.com

Try Answers Encyclopedia now!

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: