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Eosphorite: MnAl(PO4)(OH)2·(H2O) Vivianite: Fe++3(PO4)2·8(H2O)
Comments: Bottle-green translucent vivianite crystal (2cm) associated with reddish, micro eosphorite crystals. Location: Lavra do Énio pegmatite, Galiléia, Governador Valadares, Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm.. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Eosphorite: MnAl(PO4)(OH)2·(H2O) Zanazziite: Ca2(Mg,Fe++)(Mg,Fe++,Al,Mn,Fe+++)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6(H2O)
Comments: Minor crystals of equant, olive green zanazziite and brown, lath-like crystals of eosphorite on quartz. Location: Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Picture size 1 cm. © John Veevaert