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vivianites

vivianites is the plural of vivianite.

Meaning of vivianite

Noun

vivianite (countable and uncountable, plural vivianites)

  1. 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

Questions about vivianites

What is vivianites the plural of?
Vivianites is the plural of vivianite.

Words near vivianites in the dictionary

  1. viveurs
  2. vivi-
  3. Vivian
  4. Viviane
  5. vivianite
  6. vivianites
  7. Viviano
  8. Vivianos
  9. vivicremation
  10. vivicremations
  11. vivid

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