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vivianite

[ viv-ee-uh-nahyt ]

noun

  1. a secondary mineral, hydrous ferrous phosphate, Fe 3 (PO 4 ) 2 ⋅8H 2 O, occurring in the form of pale blue crystals or powder.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vivianite1

1815–25; named after J. G. Vivian, 19th-century English mineralogist, who found it; -ite 1

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