Specimen #1062

Name: Vivianite crystals lining fossil Belemnite

Type: Micromount

Locality: Mullica Hill, Gloucester Co., New Jersey, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

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Acquired: 2008-12-02

Source: Ian Heales Collection

Label: N

Comment: The specimen was labeled as being from Meclara Hill, New Jersey. I can find no such site. However, Mullica Hill has long been known for vivianite which occurs principally as a replacement of calcareous fossils, belemenites and oyster-like shells of exogyra.

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Minerals: Vivianite (Fe++3(PO4)2 8(H2O))

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Vivianite crystals lining fossil Belemnite, Mullica Hill, Gloucester Co., New Jersey - FOV: 14.1 x 9.4 mm