Vivianite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vivianite is a noun meaning (mineralogy) A blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O.
Meaning
(mineralogy) A blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O.
Example Sentences
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 "potentially been made by ancient life."
Word Forms
- vivianites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metavivianite, vimsite, vitimite, viridite, fernandinite, tivanite.
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