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AM23 261 Vivanite-B
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altermaven
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ALTERMAVEN                        2023-11-07 19:08
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"VERTEX?"  
^ HAS TO MAKE THE DIAMONDS HIMSELF, BUT THE PIT WHERE THE \S GO IS ALREADY A LITTLE CLUTTERD. MIGHT WANT TO BLAST A FEW |S IF YOU WANT BIG SCORE!  
  
VIVIANITE IS A HYDRATED IRON PHOSPHATE MINERAL FOUND IN VARIOUS GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS. HOWEVER, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR MANGANESE, MAGNESIUM OR CALCIUM TO REPLACE IRON. PURE VIVIANITE IS USUALLY COLOURLESS; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE EASE THAT VIVIANITE OXIDIZES, IT CAN TAKE A COLOR BETWEEN BLUE AND BLUISH GREEN. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE MINEROLOGIST JEFFREY G. VIVIAN.  
  
IT IS RATHER WEAK GIVEN ITS LOCATION WITHIN THE OXIDATION ZONES OF GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS. IT IS ALSO EASILY SOLUABLE IN ACIDS.  
  
THE MOHS HARDNESS OF VIVIANITE IS 2.