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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