vivianite
vivianite noun: a blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O.
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Noun
vivianite (countable and uncountable, plural vivianites)
- A blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O.
- Using the rover's organic chemical detector to analyze the spots, scientists at Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) found iron, phosphorus and sulfur arranged in patterns consistent with minerals like vivianite (hydrated iron phosphate) and greigite (iron sulfide) that could have...2025 September 11, Matthew Glasser, Julia Jacobo, “Rock found on Mars could be evidence of ancient life, NASA says”, in ABC News
Forms of vivianite
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Origin of vivianite
Named after its discoverer English mineralogist Jeffrey G. Vivian in 1817.
Questions about vivianite
- What does vivianite mean?
- Vivianite means a blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O.
- What part of speech is vivianite?
- Vivianite is a noun.
- What is the plural of vivianite?
- The plural of vivianite is vivianites.
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Source and license
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