Vivianite Mineral Data

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General Vivianite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe++3(PO4)2•8(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 501.61 gm

Iron 33.40 % Fe 42.97 % FeO

Phosphorus 12.35 % P 28.30 % P₂O₅

Hydrogen 3.22 % H 28.73 % H₂O

Oxygen 51.03 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂•8(H₂O)

Environment:

Common secondary mineral in the gossan of metallic ore deposits, pegmatites, sedimentary authigenic mineralization in association with organic materials.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1817

Locality:

St. Agnes, Cornwall, England Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the English mineralogist, J. G. Vivian.

Name Pronunciation:

Vivianite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Blue Iron Earth

ICSD 200703

PDF 30-662

Vivianite Image

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Vivianite

Comments: Transparent, bluish crystal aggregate of vivianite on matrix.
Location: Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

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Vivianite Maricite

Comments: Brown maricite nodule with internal radiating structure, with blue vivianite.
Location: Big Fish River, Yukon Territory, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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Vivianite Eosphorite

Comments: Bottle-green translucent vivianite crystal (2cm) associated with reddish, micro eosphorite crystals.
Location: Lavra do Énio pegmatite, Galiléia, Governador Valadares, Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm..
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Vivianite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.7501:1:0.3501

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.06, b = 13.41, c = 4.696, Z = 2; beta = 104.3° V = 613.88 Den(Calc)= 2.71

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 6.8(1), 2.71(0.67), 2.97(0.67),

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Forms: ( 0 1 0) ( 2 0 1) ( 2 2 1) ( 1 0 0) ( 1 1 0)

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Takagi S , Mathew M , Brown W E , American Mineralogist , 71 (1986) p.1229-1233, Crystal structures of bobierrite and synthetic Mg3(PO4)2.8H2O

Physical Properties of Vivianite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect

Color:

Colorless, Green, Blue, Dark green, Dark bluish green.

Density:

2.6 - 2.7, Average = 2.65

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent to opaque

Fracture:

Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite).

Habit:

Concretionary - Rounded massive fine-grained materials.

Habit:

Divergent - Crystals radiate from a center without producing stellar forms.

Habit:

Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite).

Hardness:

1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Pearly

Streak:

bluish white

Optical Properties of Vivianite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.036 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2332,KPDmeas= 0.2385,KC= 0.2303
Ncalc = 1.6 - 1.62

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.58-1.626, b=1.598-1.662, g=1.627-1.699, bire=0.0470-0.0730, 2V(Calc)=78-88, 2V(Meas)=63.5-83.5. Dispersion none.

Pleochroism (x):

cobalt blue.

Pleochroism (y):

pale greenish yellow.

Calculated Properties of Vivianite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.72 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Vivianite =2.71 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0073307814
Boson Index = 0.9926692186

Photoelectric:

PE_Vivianite= 10.34 barns/electron
U=PE_Vivianite x rElectron Density= 28.16 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Vivianite is Not Radioactive

Vivianite Classification

Dana Class:

40.03.06.01 (40)Hydrated Phosphates, etc

(40.03)where (A++)3 (XO4)2 · x(H2O)

(40.03.06)Vivianite Group

40.03.06.01 Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.02 Baricite (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.03 Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.04 Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.05 Kottigite Zn3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.06 Parasymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

40.03.06.07 Hornesite Mg3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.08 Arupite (Ni,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

40.03.06.09 Pakhomovskyite! Co3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.CE.40 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.C - Phosphates without Additional Anions, with H2O

08.CE -With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O £ 1:2.5

08.CE.40 Arupite (Ni,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Baricite (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Ferrisymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) None

08.CE.40 Hornesite Mg3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) I2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Kottigite Zn3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Manganohornesite (Mn,Mg)3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

08.CE.40 Parasymplesite Fe3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

08.CE.40 Pakhomovskyite! Co3(PO4)2•8(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Other Vivianite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Vivianite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - CalTech Mineral Spectroscopy
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - GeoScienceWorld
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - HyperPhysics
13 - MinDAT
14 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
15 - Online Mineral Museum
16 - QUT Mineral Atlas
17 - Ruff.Info
18 - WWW-MINCRYST
19 - YupRocks
20 - theimage

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Vivianite

Fe++3(PO4)2•8(H2O)
Dana No: 40.03.06.01 Strunz No: 08.CE.40
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